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[inwoodraider]

wow, thats pretty cool. im sure ur robot is going to do really good!
yea!

[dwolf]

how high can you stack?

[Gadget470]

Originally posted by inwoodraider
wow, thats pretty cool. im sure ur robot is going to do really good!
yea!

Biased opinion considering that's your team.. Looks nice, but I think there will be many problems when you get to competition.

1) Wiring.. Wow, messy
2) Speed/Power 6" wheelchair wheels don't give a high linear velocity nor do they provide good traction.
3) Structural Integrity.. Looks like it would work well on it's own, but when something else smashes into it I think you may have a major functional piece breaking off. I hope you have a shell for all of that wiring and mechanics.
If i'm not mistaken, it looks like you have a motor out front to raise/lower your stacking forklift. That will bust off from a semi-solid hit from a semi-powerful robot.

Good luck 1155, I hope you have thought through my statements above already so you don't fight an uphill battle.

[inwoodraider]

jas;dkfl

[Matthew936]

Isn't it very top heavy?

looks like it will flip real easy if hit going down the ramp

[arnob1]

Yes InwoodRaider, pay heed to our warnings: our semi-powerful robot is going to hit your weakling robot and destroy it, even though thats against the rules

[MKashlev]

One thought came to my mind: Won't stacks be too heavy that robot can flip over? maybe you can shift the most weight at the other end (not the one with vertical bars)

[Mimi Brown]

maybe you can shift the most weight at the other end (not the one with vertical bars)

Actually, i think they will be ok...they have the battery and compressor on the side w/o the bars...thats the bulk of the extra weight on their bot. We had a similar configuration last year, and as long as the driver doesnt go from full power one way to full power the other, the robot shouldn't flip

so, good luck at comps, it looks like you guys have a good stacker!

[Tempest]

We made a stack of around 4 boxes, and lifted the boxes from the bottom all the way to the top without any problems. the robot only weighs 105lbs. and most of the heavy equipment is in the rear of the robot near the motors, plus it goes very fast, id say 8 seconds to get to the top of the ramp from starting position.

that piece in the front goes down also. so our robot can go under the bar. Our robots name is LowRider

[marlon_jbt]

How long will it last? Your 'bot looks about as flimsy as a single piece of paper. Your wiring is horrible. I know a rookie team can do better than THAT.

It looks like an SUV...liable to flip at any second. Those boxes weigh more than you think... Good luck going DOWN the ramp.

Is there a way to shift the weight to the BACK...is that what the pneumatics are used for?

I wish you good luck anyways...

[inwoodraider]

the way that we assembled everything the arms turned out to be pretty light which is easily supported by 2 cylinders. The back of the robot is a lot heavier that the arm section. In the back we have all of the pneumatics including the compressor, the battery, 2 motors and the whole drive train.
The wiring looks messy but its pretty organized, the only thing we had to take into affect was that the tubing and the wiring are pretty intermingled.

Our robot looks small but packs a powerful punch. Just you wait

[Tempest]

umm our robot does not flip over. even if it is carrying 4 boxes. going down the ramp?? please, i told you, that entire front part folds downwards so our robot becomes 13'. Our robot FLIES down the ramp, i have done it before and it is very fast.

Flimsy, ehh its quite strong...

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally posted by marlon_jbt
How long will it last? Your 'bot looks about as flimsy as a single piece of paper. Your wiring is horrible. I know a rookie team can do better than THAT.

It looks like an SUV...liable to flip at any second. Those boxes weigh more than you think... Good luck going DOWN the ramp.

Is there a way to shift the weight to the BACK...is that what the pneumatics are used for?

I wish you good luck anyways...

Geez, settle down and cut them some slack.

1155: I think your bot looks great - quite impressive for a rookie team!! It seems like you have already taken into account that the bins will be heavy. The only thing that worries me about that robot is the lack of covering over the electronics. The thought of a bin hitting them, or a robot arm getting stuck ... ::shudder:: Do you have some sort of covering for them? In any case, good luck guys, and keep up the good work!

- Katie

[inwoodraider]

the problem with putting a cover over the electronics is that there is hardly any clearance when our robot folds down to 13". with that taken into consideration, the arm covers the electronics pretty well when it is down.

Thanks for the encourgement instead of the negativity