Coolest 'Bot Carts

[Jibsy]

7 year old thread? No reason not to resurrect it

Though on the note of the Cybergnomes, they also had a motorized battery cart that you could sit on and an RC sound system.

[mrmummert]

while i can't find a picture of it...the robot cart 4451 used at Palmetto
(and probably will use at CMP) was pretty neat. It was a little 50's
style like Ford? pickup truck. Deam Kamen was the driver and the robot
sat in the bed of the truck.

[JohnFogarty]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27827

This cart back in 07' caused the "No Loud Music" on carts rule.

We still haven't made anything to top it....but if 1102 returns to world again soon... it's rumored we are going to break out the fog machines.

[HumblePie]

Originally Posted by mrmummert

while i can't find a picture of it...the robot cart 4451 used at Palmetto
(and probably will use at CMP) was pretty neat. It was a little 50's
style like Ford? pickup truck. Deam Kamen was the driver and the robot
sat in the bed of the truck.

Here's a photo from the 4451 website:

http://www.laurens55.k12.sc.us/Page/7548

They also have a virtual tour of their pit area....pristine...I guess that's what happens when you show up with a robot that's actually finished. Mad props to 4451!

[fb39ca4]

Our team's cart is mounted on an electric wheelchair base so we drive the cart instead of pushing it.

[AJCaliciuri]

Hello from FIRST Team 1305 in Canada,
In 2011, Our Past Captain Alex Wilcox was fed up with the traditional cart and H-frame our team had used for many years, so, he built us a new custom cart. Our cart is about five feet long by two/three feet wide. It's painted Blue (our team's color) with the 1305 decals in white. The detachable handle (for travel and storage) also houses the controls for the custom electronics inside, including a warning light system (8 Yellow LED lights) that can set to flash intermittently or stay solid, a warning horn that can be triggered manually or can be set to "honk" in a similar fashion to a truck backing up, as well as a detachable strobe light (on a 4-foot pole) that can be attached to the front right-hand side and can be set to flash intermittently. This is all powered by a standard FRC battery (usually one that is older or isn't used for the competition bot) which in turn is hooked up to a battery charger that can be plugged though a wall socket. The power system is controlled though a box on the front to set it to ON, OFF, or CHARGE. The platform the robot system features to Two by Fours that are adjustable for the robot to sit on. The platform itself can be removed to reveal enough space to stack three rows of orbis bins (up to three high) on the cart for load-in and pack up. The space underneath this raised, detachable platform is hallow, allowing for the storage of bumpers. Finally, the shelving in between the pneumatic tire drive-train can hold up to three fully charged batteries each, with one per side. We have joked that we want to install transmissions on the drive train and completely automate the driving of the cart, but its always in the back of our minds.

[pwnageNick]

It's not a robot cart but I would say possibly coolest battery cart!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.349869318365793.90542.109248172427910&type= 3

-Nick

[jar24]

OK, well my teams kart is got a pneumatic foot pump to lift up our robot, bumpers with our team number on them, and best of all DEAN KAMEN'S SIGNATURE
and at the kettering competition one team gave us an award for best robot cart

[Mr. Rogers]

I helped build our current cart my senior year. The ball bearing casters have over a thousand pound capacity each (came from a GM donation off of one of their parts carts) Had the diamond plate bent on a brake to fit the frame. Powder coated the water-jetted logo plates, and held everything on with chrome plated hex heads. No under lights yet.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...08182999_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...72743950_n.jpg
Full Cart: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater