Team 604 Presents: Skyhammer

[Quix]

Team 604 is proud to present our 2014 robot, Skyhammer.



The reveal video can be seen here: http://youtu.be/05Y6d1aqUr4

More pictures and information is on our website: http://604robotics.com/team_quixilver/robots-2/

[D_Price]

Very nice robot and rendering guys!

[mwmac]

Congrats on a very versatile robot!

[JohnFogarty]

This is my favorite robot hands down.

[Canon reeves]

This is awesome! Great Job guys!

[JesseK]

One of the best all-around robots I've seen this year.

[PVCpirate]

The speed of the intake amazes me, great job guys! Is the shooter pneumatic or mechanical?

[Mitchell1714]

That's a very innovative and cool solution to catching. Very original. I can't wait to see it in action!

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by JohnFogarty

This is my favorite robot hands down.

+1.

[Simplify]

Really like your design. I can see you guys going far this year. Good luck!

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by PVCpirate

The speed of the intake amazes me, great job guys! Is the shooter pneumatic or mechanical?

Thanks! It's mechanical, powered by surgical tubing. A CIM pulls it back and it gets released by a ball shifter.

[AllenGregoryIV]

This is most impressive. A lot of teams are going to love tossing passes to this robot.

[Lil' Lavery]

How well does it catch when the truss shot hits the extended arms rather than the center? Is the catch automated in any way?

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

How well does it catch when the truss shot hits the extended arms rather than the center? Is the catch automated in any way?

There are a few clips (such as the one at 0:35) where the ball doesn't hit the center. It seems to catch pretty well, though we are planning for ways to further dampen the ball so it doesn't bounce as much. The catch isn't automated (the driver must manually close the arms), but the self-catch at the very end is automated. We may look at automating the catch in the future if we can prove it's more reliable than manually controlling it.

[nxtmonkeys]

That is one cool launcher. I have a feeling that you are going to rule out on the field.