To Brick or Not To Brick?

[Alex Dinsmoor]

We used a NXT for our minibot for Traverse with great success. Although it wasn't the fastest, it worked consistently.

However we are going to rebuild our minibot without the NXT in order to save weight. We found that all the winning minibots didn't have an NXT.

[TEE]

AND we're keeping the first one, Alex

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by TEE

AND we're keeping the first one, Alex

Rule #1 of minibots: When building a new minibot, don't dismantle the first one until the second one works. We learned this lesson yesterday. Fortunately we got the new one working.

Rule #2 of minibots: Don't use the NXT brick.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by Mike Soukup

Rule #1 of minibots: When building a new minibot, don't dismantle the first one until the second one works. We learned this lesson yesterday. Fortunately we got the new one working.

Rule #2 of minibots: Don't use the NXT brick.

Change that Rule #2 into don't use a part you don't need. Every ounce/gram counts.

[Alex Dinsmoor]

Originally Posted by TEE

AND we're keeping the first one, Alex

Sorry, my writings were hard to understand; I ment to say that we are building a second without the NXT.

[maltz1881]

We have loaned out our 120t built minibot (just kidding on the number but it sure feels like we have built it that many times!) to 1 of our rookies for the weekend. I think we have finally discovered how to "redo" that transmission for the speed. We are going to put a sign on 1 side saying "see ya"! On the bottom side it will say "help me!"... I have a love/hate relationship with those things!

[pilum40]

Thanks to all the pearls o' wisdom. OUr team needs as many as we can get. For us, it's a tough game this year and our team is getting overwhelmed with multiple AP course loads. Typical Spring for robotics right? Thanks again...hopefully will see some of y'all at either the Oklahoma or Dallas Regionals