Our Two-day Robot- Dragonfly

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

Oh let me know how you guys do in competition. I had a very similar idea and my idea got shot down. I assume you guys would be "playing" break out(http://www.arcadebond.com/games/imag...akout_game.jpg) outside the scoring zone?

Yup! Current strategy is ubertube in autonomous, proceed to block for most of the match, get ready for minibot deployment, ????, profit.

[Molten]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Thanks guys! It is reassuring to see some people are interested in our design. We hope to impress and grab some awards like RAS or Xerox Creativity.

"Interested" is an understatement. I've been a fan of this design since the moment I saw it. I'm a huge fan of creative defense and am excited to see how this design works. If it does well, we might see more bots like this in the future to help balance the offense/defense ratio a bit. So far, this is my favorite design I've seen on here.

Good luck in all your matches,
Jason

[MagiChau]

You mind if I call your dragonfly the siege tank? In the face of adversity is where everyone shines. All teams face a varying degree, but congratulations for you guys getting past yours'. Cannot wait to see video recordings of you guys in Philly.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Yup! Current strategy is ubertube in autonomous, proceed to block for most of the match, get ready for minibot deployment, ????, profit.

???? = Run tubes for us to score.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by thefro526

???? = Run tubes for us to score.

816 + 2791 + 3553?

[Ryan Dognaux]

It was awesome having Akash and the rest of 3553's mentors out at Upper Darby for the weekend. The real thanks should be going out to Joe Troy and the other Upper Darby High School students & mentors for staying with these guys late Saturday night and Sunday.

I wish I had taken a picture Saturday morning as there were quite a few pieces but nothing that resembled a robot yet. Fast forward to Sunday evening and things were looking much, much better. I can't wait to see it in action, I really think it has potential to completely dominate with two great scoring robots.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

I can't wait to see it in action, I really think it has potential to completely dominate with two great scoring robots.

I think you're right on the money here. 3553 could easily slow two robots down given enough practice, and combine that with two upper level scorers with halfway decent mini-bots and you've got a regional winning alliance.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

816 + 2791 + 3553?

Does that mean you're coming to Philly?

[Akash Rastogi]

We appreciate the compliments but I think it is better to keep ourselves level headed before we count our chickens.

We will just have to wait and see how the game pans out.

Something cool about this design- JJ sat down with the team and asked what they wanted to accomplish, many of the kids are on the football team. So, "we want to play center" yields what you see here! JJ then worked with the students to draw the design in CATIA before anything was cut to minimize costs.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Does that mean you're coming to Philly?

I'm sure with a $4,000 donation we would be able to confirm that.

disclaimer: the above two posts are joking between friends and no more than that, don't read into it... i mean, if you want to give us $4,000 on the condition that we go to philly we'll do it...

[Andrew Schreiber]

So Akash, I think that one of these needs to find its way to the Kettering event. I'd love to have someone running interference on the big dogs there.

Looking good, I might have missed it but what are you sitting at for weight? What motors do you have left?

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

disclaimer: the above two posts are joking between friends and no more than that, don't read into it... i

The SimChicken Wranglers started as a joke among friends and we all know how that ended.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

So Akash, I think that one of these needs to find its way to the Kettering event. I'd love to have someone running interference on the big dogs there.

Looking good, I might have missed it but what are you sitting at for weight? What motors do you have left?

What's funny is we were talking about wanting to become the Truck Town Thunder of the east coast We are building up the resources to get that accomplished. Yes, we are already thinking long term.

Last time we weighed in with electronics, we were still a few pounds under. The frame makes it quite heavy plus a lot of fasteners. (Mind you, this thing is like a rolling AndyMark advertisement). We have all motors left, but we do not have intentions of adding an arm as of now (maybe a gripper though ) The issue was never about having the engineering knowledge of how to build an arm (avionics engineers are sorta smart right?) it was about having a design that the kids approved of while allowing us to have a design that fit into our budget as well as time/resources allotted.


As for Dustin and Chris- you guys are crazy haha.

[Rich Kressly]

Best part of the community in action right here. Has everything to do with the people, not the robot. When you look at Joe's track record at Upper Darby with 357, Ryan's FRC roots in the midwest and how he's carried that incredible community mentality with him to the east coast, and Akash's upbringing with 11, then sprinkle in some upbeat folks in troubled times and it's no wonder good things are happening, even this late in the game.

namaste, all

[Akash Rastogi]

We would also like to thank Boeing for their participation in FIRST. They have a huge impact in this area, both 357 and 3553 are Boeing teams, and Ryan and our mentors, JJ and John, are actually all co-workers.

I have a feeling there will be a very tight Boeing community in the future around these parts.

[Loremispum]

That's a pretty bro robot. Especially for quite a new team. Keep up the good work!