pic: CB234 Miniature Robot at Math Alive - Smithsonian

[Chris Fultz]

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[Chris Fultz]

Here is a picture of our mini robot that is part of the FIRST portion of the MathAlive! exhibit at the Smithsonian. We were able to include our team number, school and major sponsors.

Thanks David Hoff (FRC 234, PurdueFIRST and FRC 3793) for the photo.

[jblay]

That is just plain awesome, great job.

[Clark Pappas]

Oh god, that's so cool, I want to try my hands at this!

What materials and process did you use for making this? What's the scale?

[Chris Fultz]

It is about 1/3 scale, but not actually 1/3 tall. We had to be under 18" total height.

It is mostly aluminum. The frame and structure is aluminum bar - 1/2" x 1/2" or 1/2" x 1". Most other pieces are made out of solid aluminum material. There is some delrin, some lexan, some plastic, some plastic tubing, and some electrical wire. We tried to use stainless steel connectors everywhere since it will be "on tour" for about 7 years. All of the aluminum material is anodized for protection. The "tube" is a foam craft wreath painted with plastic paint to keep it sealed.

Everything was machined on our mill, lathe or with hand tools and the main structure is welded.

[Clark Pappas]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

It is about 1/3 scale, but not actually 1/3 tall. We had to be under 18" total height.

It is mostly aluminum. The frame and structure is aluminum bar - 1/2" x 1/2" or 1/2" x 1". Most other pieces are made out of solid aluminum material. There is some delrin, some lexan, some plastic, some plastic tubing, and some electrical wire. We tried to use stainless steel connectors everywhere since it will be "on tour" for about 7 years. All of the aluminum material is anodized for protection. The "tube" is a foam craft wreath painted with plastic paint to keep it sealed.

Everything was machined on our mill, lathe or with hand tools and the main structure is welded.

Wow, that must of taken some patience. Kudos to you and your team for creating this, it's awesome.

[Dancin103]

Totally awesome! I love it!

[Chexposito]

Soo... This should be competition thing, a mini-FRC of sorts. College competition? Change FTC to this? IDK but we need it!

[gyroscopeRaptor]

Originally Posted by Chexposito

Soo... This should be competition thing, a mini-FRC of sorts. College competition? Change FTC to this? IDK but we need it!

The prototype VEX game was a 1/3 replica of that year's FRC game, FIRST Frenzy.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/21174

[EricH]

Originally Posted by gyroscopeRaptor

The prototype VEX game was a 1/3 replica of that year's FRC game, FIRST Frenzy.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/21174

Except that the prototype was played during Triple Play.

Back on topic... I'm kind of wondering why the Rebound Rumble robot wasn't used as the model (or any other Cyber Blue robot). Did they just want 2011 robots, or was it wide open?

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by EricH

Back on topic... I'm kind of wondering why the Rebound Rumble robot wasn't used as the model (or any other Cyber Blue robot). Did they just want 2011 robots, or was it wide open?

We built this last October and November, and shipped it to FIRST in early December, before the 2012 game was announced. It was open to us to build whatever we wanted, but when we proposed building a scale model of our 2011 robot FIRST liked that idea. It was also good for us because we had the full size one still intact to use as a reference.

[rachelholladay]

That is awesome. Really, almost adorable.