Australia is coming! 4613 robot release

[CTbiker105]

The phrase "deus ex machina" seems to apply to your autonomous, in the sense that the 3 totes are released just as the 15 seconds end, making it a "seemingly unsolvable problem [which] is suddenly and abruptly resolved."

Or maybe I'm reading into your name choice too much.

Either way, I like this robot a lot.

[jeser#1772]

Originally Posted by CTbiker105

The phrase "deus ex machina" seems to apply to your autonomous, in the sense that the 3 totes are released just as the 15 seconds end, making it a "seemingly unsolvable problem [which] is suddenly and abruptly resolved."

Or maybe I'm reading into your name choice too much.

Either way, I like this robot a lot.

our official robot name is "Deus ex Machina" but in some cultures is not good to use "Deus'' (is considered blasphemy), so for the video we used only Machina

thanks!

[dominik.daners]

Oh god we are going to either get smashed or carried this year (again). Time to start writing our autonomous to that level. (I mean how hard could it be? )

See you on Thursday

[T3_1565]

I love this bot.

Swiss army bot for sure. I definitely wanted to see a bot that has this many effectors to deal with everything.

I Love it. I hope its easy to maintain

[Aidan H.]

I notice that in your autonomous routine you start with the first yellow tote lifted in the air (above where it normally rests and in it's set location) in your robot's "tote pan". I looked through the game manual and Q&A and was not able to find any explicit rules about the auto game pieces (yellow totes and containers) being supported by a robot, only that robots could not be supported by the game pieces (through robots are able to contact the game pieces).
Because it seems as though your 3 tote-3 bin auto requires this tote to be possessed by the robot and off the ground, are you confident that it is allowed by the rules?
I may just be missing a rule or Q&A, but it seems to be a grey area in the rules for auto placement.

By the way, incredible robot! I love how versatile and consistent it is.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Aidan H.

I may just be missing a rule or Q&A, but it seems to be a grey area in the rules for auto placement.

It's not a grey area at all. The match doesn't start unless all the totes and containers are in their designated starting positions, per Match Logistics (Section 3.1.4).

Also, G13 prohibits preloading totes into the robot. The described situation is most definitely preloading, and thus the match won't start until the situation is corrected.

[jeser#1772]

Originally Posted by Aidan H.

I notice that in your autonomous routine you start with the first yellow tote lifted in the air (above where it normally rests and in it's set location) in your robot's "tote pan". I looked through the game manual and Q&A and was not able to find any explicit rules about the auto game pieces (yellow totes and containers) being supported by a robot, only that robots could not be supported by the game pieces (through robots are able to contact the game pieces).
Because it seems as though your 3 tote-3 bin auto requires this tote to be possessed by the robot and off the ground, are you confident that it is allowed by the rules?
I may just be missing a rule or Q&A, but it seems to be a grey area in the rules for auto placement.

well spotted!
this is our second robot, the front "flaps" can open (hinged sideways) and we grab from the floor in the competition robot , and this system is 100%reliable grabbing from the floor

[jeser#1772]

Originally Posted by Aidan H.

I notice that in your autonomous routine you start with the first yellow tote lifted in the air (above where it normally rests and in it's set location) in your robot's "tote pan".

Originally Posted by EricH

Also, G13 prohibits preloading totes into the robot. The described situation is most definitely preloading, and thus the match won't start until the situation is corrected.

look at the second 23 (you'll see the hinges in the front flaps)

[EricH]

Originally Posted by jeser#1772

look at the second 23 (you'll see the hinges in the front flaps)

Actually, I don't see them at that point, or at any other point in the video--unless you mean the apparent gaps along the support areas are hinges--they don't appear to be used at all. I have to assume that they're used at the start of the auto routine at about 1:10, but because that's not shown, we are assuming that the tote starts on top of the robot, which is what we are concerned about as that is a cause for holding up the match to fix the issue.

[StAxis]

Excellent work guys! Smooth all around, can't wait to see it in action!

[dominik.daners]

Out of interest, did you remove the middle wheel out of the KoP drive chassis for stability? or otherwise? If so does it help, because we where considering doing the same too, but didn't have time to do so.

[jeser#1772]

Originally Posted by dominik.daners

Out of interest, did you remove the middle wheel out of the KoP drive chassis for stability? or otherwise? If so does it help, because we where considering doing the same too, but didn't have time to do so.

yes for a better stability and to go over the score platform without any issues (since we are doing it with 3 RCs and 3 totes)
if you want to do the same we can help you in the regional, let me know so i can bring extra parts to do it.

cheers

[dominik.daners]

Originally Posted by jeser#1772

yes for a better stability and to go over the score platform without any issues (since we are doing it with 3 RCs and 3 totes)
if you want to do the same we can help you in the regional, let me know so i can bring extra parts to do it.

cheers

Yes please. Did you just cut the wheel up, or did you remove the side and replace it with some custom hub?

[jeser#1772]

Originally Posted by dominik.daners

Yes please. Did you just cut the wheel up, or did you remove the side and replace it with some custom hub?

custon hub, i will check with the team today, to bring it in the regional for you

[angusg]

Originally Posted by dominik.daners

Yes please. Did you just cut the wheel up, or did you remove the side and replace it with some custom hub?

Looking forward to seeing you down there Normanhurst!! Good luck for preparation in the next few days!