How many motors are you thinking youll use?

[Sean Raia]

So, how many? I know very few teams have solid plans yet, but what does your current idea require? Ours is looking to be 8 which i realize is pretty high, and it really worries me.

[the man]

I would say some where between 7 and 10. 8 is not to bad when you consider what you need. Drive, Ball lifter of some kind, shooter / kicker.

[Sean Raia]

Not using pneumatics is likely what will save us and allow us to do that many motors this year. Im glad our design is not completely out of the realistic range

[dudeman2009]

In previous years, we have done both extremes between Motors and Pneumatics. This year, nothing is set in stone but I am looking at somewhere around or between 5 to 9 motors. Whether or not we use pneumatics this year is still up for toss.

[Dheer Mirchanda]

In the kickoff presentation we heard we were allowed 22 motors and we figured that if we can have that many on it, mighters well make the robot fly, no rules against it so yeah, 22 motors it is

7 motors right now, 1 of them being an extra placeholder just in there incase.

[gyroscopeRaptor]

22 motors? Challenge Accepted.

We haven't decided on our design, but a man can dream.

[dudeman2009]

22 motors, ok, some small some large; they may be a strain on the single battery unless a large some of them are small motors or servos.

Kudos to the team that maxes out with 22 CIM, Window, BaneBots, and other largeish motors, then makes it throughout the whole round with no power problems.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by gyroscopeRaptor

22 motors? Challenge Accepted.

We haven't decided on our design, but a man can dream.

The vex motor could spin a tiny flag around boosting your motor count.

[davidthefat]

Actually you can use an unlimited number of servos this year.

[Katie_UPS]

If I had my way, any unused motors would go towards frivolous tasks such as spinning pinwheels and running a continuous rube-goldberg-esque contraption that looks like its a functioning part of the robot but is really just confusing and does nothing productive.

Just because there are 22 to use and being ridiculous is fun


But seriously, as few as possible. Speed controllers are expensive and I like to avoid frivolous power draw.

I'm thinking 8 or 9, 4 drive, one for the ball raising mechanism, either a motor or a pneumatic cylinder for elevation, and 2 for the launching mechanism, and likely one more for some ball sucker thingy.

[greasemonkey]

the only problem is see with using 22 motors as soon as you get out of autonomous your out of power

[Taylor]

8.

4 CIMS on drivetrain.
1 window motor for floor loader.
2 FPs in a CIM-SIM for the launcher.
1 VEX 393 for the turret.

[SenorZ]

7 if we go with the much maligned 2-CIM drive setup, 9 if we go 4-CIM.