Celt-X 5406 presents 'Guillermo'

[philso]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

You are right that the superstructure pieces connect to the base with just a few bolts through 1/4 inch panel nuts (with washers to adjust heights). It isn't the lightest way to build a robot, but the modularity let us get some mechanism built while the others were still being worked out, and makes repairs easier.

Did you actually build and test the superstructure before attaching it to the chassis? Did you find any disadvantages to this approach?

[nuclearnerd]

Originally Posted by philso

Did you actually build and test the superstructure before attaching it to the chassis? Did you find any disadvantages to this approach?

We tested the elevator separately, but the ramp and roller came later. We also tested our drive base before integration.

I can't think of a major disadvantage of the bolt-on superstructure except for weight. The panel nuts are dead easy, although we did have some challenge lineing up mounting holes.

The modularity allowed us also to withhold our elevator after bag day so we could mount it in our practice chassis (a 2012 c-frame donated by MakeShift - thanks guys!) That saved us a lot of work (and cost) on the practice bot. We hope to remount everything on Guillermo within an hour of un-bagging.

[safiq10]

Wow. The skill of rookie teams just keeps on increasing! Keep going guys, You can guarantee that I will be shouting at my screen cheering you guys on!