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Originally Posted by Duke461
two questions:
how much did the robot weigh? (without battery)
Are the "legs" gravity dropped (with some kind of latch) or driven by motors?
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the robot weighed in at 119.5 with the trolling addition. (minus Battery)
trolling addition -
http://www.phillyrambots.com/wp-cont...a/image20.jpeg
The arms were pneumatic controlled in both directions. They worked like a charm. I am still pretty sure that if we had been picked at nationals we would have gotten our team to Einstein. Our blocking ability cut our opponents scores in half on average. And that was against all skill levels.
Here is some footage of us in action.
http://www.atomicrobotics.com/2011/05/videos-weekend/
PS the kids were ecstatic at getting to go to St Louis, but bummed we were not picked for Curie eliminations.
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31-07-2011, 15:01
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