Gus 228's 1.3 second Minibot

[davepowers]

What feels like Revision #28,659,844,355,346, we finally got it done. 1.3 seconds deployed. See you in St.Louis!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbI-AEZWams

[Duke461]

Originally Posted by davepowers

What feels like Revision #28,659,844,355,346, we finally got it done. 1.3 seconds deployed. See you in St.Louis!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbI-AEZWams

Very nice design.
Good luck at St. Louis!

[Jeffy]

Congratulations! That is very sick. These ramp minis are very, very cool.

[O'Sancheski]

Love it.

Wish you guys had it at WPI.

[davepowers]

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone! Only 7 more days!

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

Wish you guys had it at WPI.

You and me both!

[PhilBot]

That's very cool.

I love it when everyone is saying that the minibot secret is out, and there is nothing new to be done, and then somone comes out with a cool innovation like this.

Nice job!!

I wonder how far you can push the "no stored energy" rule? What about a ski ramp solution with a 1 second pre-drop to build up speed

Phil.

[RMS11]

Originally Posted by PhilBot

That's very cool.

I wonder how far you can push the "no stored energy" rule? What about a ski ramp solution with a 1 second pre-drop to build up speed

Phil.

I wish this was legal, unfortunately i believe it would not be allowed... Maybe if you could make it at an angle where the minibot did not fall due to the magnet?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by PhilBot

I love it when everyone is saying that the minibot secret is out, and there is nothing new to be done, and then somone comes out with a cool innovation like this.

Nice job!!

With all due respect to 228 and their well engineered minibot solution, the "ramp" deployment for minibots has been on robots since Week 2, when 190 and 233 independently competed with the ramp design. 228 and 190 were both at the WPI regional together, and I suspect they were inspired.

[PhilBot]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

With all due respect to 228 and their well engineered minibot solution, the "ramp" deployment for minibots has been on robots since Week 2, when 190 and 233 independently competed with the ramp design. 228 and 190 were both at the WPI regional together, and I suspect they were inspired.

Sorry

I was just going by what I'd seen here at CD.

Didn't mean to offend.

Phil.

It's tough to be PC here!

[davepowers]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

228 and 190 were both at the WPI regional together, and I suspect they were inspired.

Spot on, 190 was a very big inspiration, along with Pink. But i'm sure they weren't the only ones with the idea around week 2. But for our team, we are not claiming we came up with the idea by any means, we just tried to make it better.

[s_forbes]

You guys have a good knack for making very finished looking products. Can't wait to check it out in person in Newton!

[jordie228]

Finally!
Now how's that OI coming.... ;P

[davepowers]

Originally Posted by jordie228

Now how's that OI coming.... ;P

About that....

[Nafez]

awesome job guys, we have one that can go up in about 1.17 seconds plus about .5 for deployment. what's the fastest one anyone has/has heard of?

[crazyStone]

we have 1.05 seconds for straight climbing, we are attempting to speed that up so we can break 1 second, and our deployer is also being reworked....