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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...11235&type= 1
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(1) Are you delivering the balls straight into the shooter via your belts?
(2) I can't tell if its the perspective, but it looks like your chassis might be bowing in the middle. Is that just me?
(3) Did you guys machine the tubing + things in house?
(4) What tips/advice would you recommend using the gussets? Do they provide enough rigidity?
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1. We are delivering the balls straight into the shooter, so far it is working well for us; the hand off from belt to shooter is pretty smooth.
2. Hm I am pretty sure that is just the way the photo is taken, the frame is pretty rigid.
3. Yes the entire robot was machined by students; we have an local machine shop sponsor us and I was allowed to use the CNC mill to run all the parts.
4. The gussets on the frame are 1/8 thick and the tower ones are 3/32. So far we have no issues and from what it looks like from other teams as well 1/8 thick on the frame is more then plenty.
The bumpers are a work in progress at the moment, the mounts may not be 2012 Legal but it's off season
The shooter so far is very consistent, we have an encoder with a PID control loop on it. In the following weeks we plan to test the crap out of this bot.
The hole pattern was so we could add/change elements as we see fit, it's consistent pattern though out.
I see people show up to a competition with their masterpiece, and proud of it. They are inspired by what they have accomplished. To make it onto the field is a high-it is the culmination of the thousands of hours of dedication compromises and commitment. They feel on top of the world. That's FIRST. - fox46 [more] 
27-09-2012, 14:20
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