What is your teams (general) robot design? (2015)

[theCADguy]

Originally Posted by asid61

Not really finalized yet (which I hate BTW).

As a CAD designer, I know how that feels.

[blackbrandt]

Confidential. I'd tell you but then I would have to kill you.

[dchartley]

Think hay bales!

Doug

[MrForbes]

I want to see a hay bale stacking robot! It's a neat way to do it.

[lamk]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

I want to see a hay bale stacking robot! It's a neat way to do it.

You mean this, our team talked about it but unfortunately we will get a G16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-4vNYG0rOU

[MrForbes]

Nope.

This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6Ei2Zxf4M

[dchartley]

Or this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVWS9gdaY3A

[dchartley]

But I'm thinking more like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNq8vER5mU

[Ryan Dognaux]

Scissor Gripper (one on each side): http://youtu.be/nCR9uWjl4kQ

We're still doing some CAD studies before we prototype one up but it sure seems like a cool way to have a huge opening and then grab an object using a neatly packaged pneumatic actuator.

[lark95]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Scissor Gripper (one on each side): http://youtu.be/nCR9uWjl4kQ

We're still doing some CAD studies before we prototype one up but it sure seems like a cool way to have a huge opening and then grab an object using a neatly packaged pneumatic actuator.

A little off topic, but it looks like you are using an H drive, am i right?

[Christopher149]

Forklift, probably tank drive. Still have to work out the tote grabber specifics, but there will be some sort of grabber. We have plans to be able to shorten the lift structure for practical transportation (doors, vehicles, trailers, and crate).

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by lark95

A little off topic, but it looks like you are using an H drive, am i right?

We're converting our off-season drive to an H-drive right now actually to test it out first, but that's what we are planning on. Throwing a few omni wheels on a cross support using the clamping VEX gearboxes is so easy we couldn't think of a reason not to do it. We identified being very maneuverable as a high priority for our team this year and the team as a whole doesn't have the experience to use mecanum wheels. Plus I got my fill of using them on 357

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by MrForbes

Nope.

This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv6Ei2Zxf4M

I like this. That's a very interesting way to go about it

[mrnoble]

http://youtu.be/e1uvFjKUZz0

[pfreivald]

We intend to use electrical power to displace objects.