[FTC]: NEW ROBOT DESIGNS!

[RRLedford]

Originally Posted by TRWSHSHLX

How thick is that bottom plate?

And as of right now, how heavy is the robot?

Very impressive so far.

It is heavy - haven't weighed it yet. Next day or two.
Plate is 2024 aluminum at ~.200"
Weight reduction will no doubt come into play soon, but now it is just all about making things work.

We will be cutting rectangular holes for the full height (17.25") elevator column sets to pass through to get them starting closer to the floor and to max. out their extension within the 18" size limit. This is the only way we could reach up 26" with 2-stage extension. We are already pushing the limit with minimum overlap of the slides on the columns, and may have some wobble issues to solve at level 3. More weight reduction holes will no doubt follow.

We already had a lot of 20mm and 1"/25mm slotted framing material on hand, but, unfortunately, there are no linear slide modules for the 20mm. We are looking at using the elevator for both scoring @ level 2/3 and robot lifting, since adding more structur for a separate robot lift is out of the question weight wise.

We are seeing some traction benefit though, with the omni-wheels, from being heavy.

-Dick Ledford FTC 3507 Robo Theosis