Team 254 Presents: Overkill

[NickE]

Originally Posted by davepowers

Awesome job guys, always a team that inspires. Any build blog to be released after the season over this year?

Yeah, we should be releasing this year's blog after the end of the season.

[notmattlythgoe]

So how does your pickup arm work? Under the front roller and over the second? There seem to be a bunch of unused holes on the bottom edge of it, did you determine that a bottom piece was not needed or is that piece getting added on at competition?

[tim-tim]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

So how does your pickup arm work? Under the front roller and over the second? There seem to be a bunch of unused holes on the bottom edge of it, did you determine that a bottom piece was not needed or is that piece getting added on at competition?

Funnel removed, it's a trade secret I bet.

[Botwoon]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

So how does your pickup arm work? Under the front roller and over the second? There seem to be a bunch of unused holes on the bottom edge of it, did you determine that a bottom piece was not needed or is that piece getting added on at competition?

One thing I like about this pickup is that you don't have to drag a plate on the ground. I expected a lot more teams to use this sort of pickup, but so far I only know of two.

[Jrat47]

Always amazing cant wait to see you guys in St Louis!

[Boe]

Originally Posted by Botwoon

One thing I like about this pickup is that you don't have to drag a plate on the ground. I expected a lot more teams to use this sort of pickup, but so far I only know of two.

I'll through my team into the list that used this style pickup although no where near as refined as 254 or 1986 its worked fairly well for us, we'll just have to see how it holds up this weekend

you can see it assorted pictures on our blog
http://team2175.com/blog/

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by Boe

I'll through my team into the list that used this style pickup although no where near as refined as 254 or 1986 its worked fairly well for us, we'll just have to see how it holds up this weekend

you can see it assorted pictures on our blog
http://team2175.com/blog/

Our intake is nothing like 1986's. It doesn't articulate up to pull in frisbees. There are two rollers as others have mentioned which intake it through the slot in the bumpers.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Our intake is nothing like 1986's. It doesn't articulate up to pull in frisbees. There are two rollers as others have mentioned which intake it through the slot in the bumpers.

Yep. We're different. Can't wait to see this in action. We're probably stuck at 7 discs in the autonomous with our design. I wonder if this will be fast enough to get 9? Very Cool.

[1018sophmore]

This robot just inspires me FIRST is amazing

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

We're probably stuck at 7 discs in the autonomous with our design.

This sentence...

[davepowers]

Originally Posted by NickE

Yeah, we should be releasing this year's blog after the end of the season.

Can't wait to see it, thanks for all the inspiration you guys deal out every year!

-D

[Jrat47]

Do you guys have a video?

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Jrat47

Do you guys have a video?

Nope. We didn't have time before ship and our practice bot has too many bare metal parts on it right now

[joelg236]

Like it?

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by joelg236

Like it?

That's cool! This has given me a cool idea for something to try later this year when we actually have time to take some nice photos. Just wondering if that background is supposed to be a gradient or if the banding is intentional? Like it either way.