2012 kitbot

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

We don't know anything. Honestly, we could lose the KOP bot.

I doubt this would happen because it is such an aid to rookie teams and even veteran teams. It's a great chassis for people who want to make a basic drivetrain. 1114s kitbot on steroids will roast most custom chassis that are made.

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

1114s kitbot on steroids will roast most custom chassis that are made.

We may use this next year if the game permits it, and 1114 will release the instructions already!

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

We may use this next year if the game permits it, and 1114 will release the instructions already!

They're coming very soon. Just some finishing touches being applied.

[ratdude747]

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

It wouldn't fit into the 36" envelope.

if you made the wheels overlap, you could do 4 wheels. I once read of a 2004 bot doing that with wheelchair wheels.

[giantmidget31]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

if you made the wheels overlap, you could do 4 wheels. I once read of a 2004 bot doing that with wheelchair wheels.

link?

Originally Posted by Karthik

They're coming very soon. Just some finishing touches being applied.

All I want for christmas is nothing now that this has shown!

Side note: I hope Santa doesn't ready Chief Delphi...

[dag0620]

Not going to lie, although I have seen some amazing customs chassis, I will always be a strong fan of the Kit Chassis from last year. It was very quick, nimble, and still had descent maneuverability.

Our team the past few years have used modified versions of the kit chassis. It's always a great starting base as everything is already properly cut, and in just 1 nights work you can have it up and running. From there we typically adjust it to work with what ever particular wheels we plan on using that year.

Very excited to see what the Kit Chassis is going to be this year.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Karthik

They're coming very soon. Just some finishing touches being applied.

Hey Karthik,

Any word on how this is coming along? I've been exploring the Kitbot-on-Steroids concept after having recommended it to teams here on your team's advice and am curious to see how close my version is to the "real thing"

From what I've seen from their tweets, it looks like 1114 will have another announcement to the CD community pretty soon.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Madison

Hey Karthik,

Any word on how this is coming along? I've been exploring the Kitbot-on-Steroids concept after having recommended it to teams here on your team's advice and am curious to see how close my version is to the "real thing"

Here you go: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=99228

Sorry about the delay, we wanted to release the iOS App and the Kitbot on Steroids resources at the same time. It took a bit longer than expected for Apple to approve the App. Alas, it is now available for all.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

I doubt this would happen because it is such an aid to rookie teams and even veteran teams. It's a great chassis for people who want to make a basic drivetrain. 1114s kitbot on steroids will roast most custom chassis that are made.

I'm not arguing that, I'm just saying that you can't take it for granted.

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I'm not arguing that, I'm just saying that you can't take it for granted.

Valid point.

[ebarker]

This years game is for water.

We will be building boats.... KitBoats... not kitbots..

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by ebarker

boats.... KitBoats... not kitbots..

Will these be available from AndyMark?

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Richard

Will these be available from AndyMark?

Looks like they could fit enough of a pool to test with in their new digs...

Really though: having built one pre-kitbot robot, I think there are a lot of teams that would struggle greatly without a kitbot in the modern sense (in some form or fashion--note the changeover from the IFI Kitbot used in 2005-2008 to the AndyMark C-Base in 2009 and onward). Bet on something usable being in the box.