30 point climb!!!!!!!!!

[runneals]

Originally Posted by beandip3160

Yes it does. The wheel is also kept inside before the match to fit size specifications.

Did you guys use a custom wheel or a COTS wheel? It doesn't look like a standard wheel, or are you guys using a wheel hub?

[beandip3160]

Originally Posted by runneals

Did you guys use a custom wheel or a COTS wheel? It doesn't look like a standard wheel, or are you guys using a wheel hub?

The wheel we fabricated ourselves. We fabricate a lot, not much of it is COTS.

[neshera]

Wow, really impressive, and looks very stable.
Is the big wheel solid, with a concave outer profile, or is it just an under-inflated tire?
Could you automate the climbing sequence for faster speed?

[beandip3160]

Originally Posted by neshera

Wow, really impressive, and looks very stable.
Is the big wheel solid, with a concave outer profile, or is it just an under-inflated tire?
Could you automate the climbing sequence for faster speed?

Yes it is solid, made out of some kind of plastic. We were thinking about automating the sequence so that at competition we would look awesome just standing back not touching the controller with our arms crossed.

[Jon Stratis]

If you automate it, I strongly recommend including a safety switch - force one of your drivers to hold a button or trigger down while it climbs, and if they let go it stops where it is until they push it again. That'll let you easily stop it if something goes wrong, instead of standing there watching it climb to its doom.

[beandip3160]

Yeah I was talking to the mentors and we decided against automating it. There are many factors at play.

[Lil' Lavery]

How difficult is it to align? Especially from 30+ feet away and the risk of touching non-sequential zones with those hooks.

[beandip3160]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

How difficult is it to align? Especially from 30+ feet away and the risk of touching non-sequential zones with those hooks.

We are going to be using a camera to line the bot up. Otherwise it isn't. The distance does affect how well we can see the hooks though. We were wondering if we could take binoculars down to the playing field.

[GarrettF2395]

Wow, it looks really solid guys! The Ninja Munkees can't wait to compete with you in OKC! Do you guys have plans for autonomous mode?

[beandip3160]

Originally Posted by GarrettF2395

Wow, it looks really solid guys! The Ninja Munkees can't wait to compete with you in OKC! Do you guys have plans for autonomous mode?

Yes we are actually a shooter bot as well.

[CoreyBrown]

What do you have driving the wheel?

[beandip3160]

Originally Posted by CoreyBrown

What do you have driving the wheel?

Nothing. It just rolls. The arms propel the robot upward. Nothing else.