pic: FRC 1086 Final Robot: 2012

[PatrickBrew1086]

Originally Posted by EricH

Therein lies the problem. When the appendage fully extends, it's good. While it is in the process of extending, at least looking at current Q&A interpretations, it's 2 appendages, and you're only allowed 1. There is more discussion at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=100696.

We actually just talked about this issue at lunch today; we are planning on posting on the Q & A a question about if that instance where the rod that connects the two is behind the bumper but everything else is outside the bumpers will be forgiven. If not, we'll work on re-drawing the part so it is within the rules.

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Looks like angles on the chassis to traverse the barrier, what about the turret? Do you plan on rotating it or fixing it and using the drive train to rotate it? Did you guys ever get your cRio problems figured out last year? It was a shame to see such a nice looking bot with so much bad luck.

There are angles on the real chassis, the one in the top right corner, for bump traversing with ease. It is a design that we modified from our 2010 robot. We are planning, after many long design and strategy discussions, on not having a turret this year. Pinpointing the issue with our cRio was an issue but we completely replaced everything between the code and the robot. So we have a new computer to download code from (including code in a different language from last year), ethernet tether, bridge, power converter, and cRio (4 slot). Last year was rough robot wise but it certainly wasn't all bad luck that kept the robot stagnant.

Patrick Brew