pic: 254 Presents: Slipstream

[NickE]

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[Adam Freeman]

Typical!

Actually, I really would have expected nothing less from one of the best teams in FIRST.

254's 2007 robot played such a large part in the inspiration of our robot this season, and this machine shows exactly what the "masters" of the elevator lift are capable of...

I love it!

Good luck this weekend and season. Can't wait to see this machine in action.

[BrendanB]

Beautiful! The best roller claw I have seen this season!

[thefro526]

Fantastic machine.

Please tell me that your Minibot was Powder-coated Blue and Black as well.

[The Lucas]

Beautiful as always!
What is the top speed of the drive? Beginning of every year I think of how fast Cheesy Poofs will go and hope we get to 80% of that number.

[IKE]

Beautiful.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Fantastic machine.

Please tell me that your Minibot was Powder-coated Blue and Black as well.

I don't think you can powder coat any surface that makes contact with the pole or deployment mechanism since then it could be considered a 'functional' decoration. Powder coating changes the friction coefficients. That's not to say the necessary areas can't be taped off though.

I always love the simple looks of the poof bots. They always make the design process look easy, and it always seems like there's so much to learn just from 1 picture. I like how the panels are arranged, giving the robot some reflective flare while allowing the robot to still look like a robot.

2 minor questions:
Is that a CAT5 cable coming out the bottom of the lift? Is that for sensor runs?
Is that a pneumatic quick release for inter-match charging?

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Hella fatty wicked awesome. totally miley cyrus.

[Brandon Holley]

Bad. $@#$@#$@#.

Good luck guys.

-Brando

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

Hella fatty wicked awesome. totally miley cyrus.

lol Cali kids.

Great elevator as usual. Like the name too!

[ttldomination]

Looks oddly familiar...

[V_Chip]

Robots in disguise. . .

[Eugene Fang]

Lovin' the Deception, Nick!

[Dr Theta]

I'm absolutely loving that cover for the wireless bridge.

[The Cyborg]

As a TF nerd, I am now a huge fan of your robot. That is very awesome!

Also, If I am not mistaken, the name indicates that your robot is female