Killer Bees - 2014

[nathannfm]

I spy an Omni wheel!

Very nice bot, look forward to seeing it at champs!

(I was hoping someone would use this song in a reveal video )

[joelg236]

Just blew me away, very impressive robot once again.

[Jonathan Norris]

It's the details that make this robot awesome, the little loop/arm that comes down to hold the ball in place while driving is seriously smart. Looking forward to seeing this robot at Champs.

[Lil' Lavery]

That video needs more #zondagshuffle

[Jim Zondag]

There will be lots more #zondagshuffle at Southfield, Midland, Troy, MSC and CMP.

[Boe]

#zondagshuffle

[RonnieS]

Originally Posted by Jim Zondag

There will be lots more #zondagshuffle at Southfield, Midland, Troy, MSC and CMP.

I will be looking forward to the #zondagshuffle before elims at MSC!!!

[Nick Lawrence]

Gorgeous robot, as always from 33.

Definitely looking forward to taking a closer look at the subtle details that make all the magic to this machine. Best of luck this season, I'd be surprised to not see it in the mix of The Final Four.

-Nick

#zondagshuffle

[Carolyn_Grace]

Originally Posted by Jim Zondag

There will be lots more #zondagshuffle at Southfield, Midland, Troy, MSC and CMP.

I'm going to miss seeing most of these in person this year. Hopefully the webcasts capture some of them!

Love my Bees! I expected nothing less than stunning from you, and you still out-did my expectations.

Good luck at Southfield on both robot and Chairman's this weekend!

[JVN]

I think this is the best robot we've seen so far. I think you guys made some good tradeoffs and found the simplicity beyond complexity. Kudos! I'd love to see 148 play with you guys (again).

[Jim Zondag]

Originally Posted by JVN

I think this is the best robot we've seen so far.

This is high praise from JVN, thanks.
We also love Vader, very cool.
Yes, we would love to get together (again).

Jim

[waialua359]

Awesome robot!
In hindsight, why didnt everyone think of the ball catch collector idea like you folks?!
Given the robot dimension rules, this design maximizes the area in which to catch and collect above and beyond what has been revealed so far.

Great song too......I was telling our team 2 weeks ago to use the same also. Good thing we didnt.

-Glenn

[paul_v]

This looks like the best overall machine I have seen yet this year. The shooter/pickup/collector individual systems appear to be very effective; I especially like the roller speed, and the aggressive launching power.

Nicely done! Can't wait to check it out at champs.

-Paul

[M. Mellott]

My favorite so far, both the robot and the video.

What a sweet robot...as mentioned in an earlier post, all of the subtle details to look at...and so smooth! Wow!!

[ThunderousPrime]

Should have know 33 would go for 3 (in auto).

Stellar Robot and Design as always. How is your CG? Twice during the video I saw the robot tilt 0:46 and 0:47. I dont think this is a big deal while shooting, your driver just needs to decelerate a little slower. Additional if you tilt and your height is 60in you're incurring G23, with a regular foul. I'm curious to know what you're exact height is but if you don't want to reveal it I understand.


I like this design much more than others because it has blocking potential. Some of the catapults this year have very low release points (and to a lesser extent arm with linear puncher designs and Ri3D Boom Done cradle catapults) can be blocked relatively easily by putting a robot in front of them. By taking advantage of the height limit, and I think 33 is at or around 60in, they can probably block most teams regardless of shooting mechanism. One thing that is yet to be seen is how the CG question comes into play while blocking. I don't know for sure if 33 or most teams can take a hit from a ball and not fall let alone tilt massively.

Also this is the best catcher I've seen so far and its not even close. You don't have to move the drive base that much compared other low to the ground catchers like 20, 1772 and 604 which have stuck out to me as some the other good catchers. Again taking advantage of those full 60in seems very beneficial at least from my perspective if CG isn't a problem.