Go to Post For me, this is the most powerful message of FIRST, that people can come together and work together to achieve so much, and leave old rivalries, grudges, and hard feelings behind. When people talk about culture change, this is what I hope for. - Aren Siekmeier [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > FIRST > General Forum
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
Reply
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 01:35
tjf's Avatar
tjf tjf is offline
FIRST Year, Best Year
AKA: Tim Flynn
FRC #1257 (Parallel Universe)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Rookie Year: 2016
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 146
tjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to beholdtjf is a splendid one to behold
Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

I've been looking about the web and found some pretty odd things built with FRC parts, including a robotic couch, mecanum forklifts, and more. What's the coolest non-competition object you've seen made entirely or partially with FRC parts?

(my personal favorite goes to the couch)
__________________

1257 (2016) - Student
1257 (2017) - Business Mentor (up in your business!)
KD2KRT
My ideas and comments are my own, and do not belong to or represent anyone else unless otherwise stated explicitly.
Reply With Quote
  #2   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 01:44
Jaci's Avatar
Jaci Jaci is offline
Registered User
AKA: Jaci R Brunning
FRC #5333 (Can't C# | OpenRIO)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Rookie Year: 2015
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 266
Jaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Driving Tank-Drive with a Wii Fit Balance Board is always a blast
__________________
Jacinta R

Curtin FRC (5333+5663) : Mentor
5333 : Former [Captain | Programmer | Driver], Now Mentor
OpenRIO : Owner

Website | Twitter | Github
jaci.brunning@gmail.com
Reply With Quote
  #3   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 01:55
New Lightning's Avatar
New Lightning New Lightning is online now
Master of Tactics
AKA: Scott Hasek
FRC #1987
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Rookie Year: 2013
Location: Lee's Summit, MO
Posts: 171
New Lightning has a spectacular aura aboutNew Lightning has a spectacular aura about
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

^This would be the coolest off season project ever. ^
Reply With Quote
  #4   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 02:05
CalTran's Avatar
CalTran CalTran is online now
MST Rolla Senior
FRC #2410 (BV CAPS Metal Mustang Robotics)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 2,438
CalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond reputeCalTran has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaci View Post
Driving Tank-Drive with a Wii Fit Balance Board is always a blast
Okay, you have my attention...
__________________
Team 2410 thinks KISSing is amazing! Keep It Super Safe!
  • "You know you've been in robotics too long when you start talking to your tools." "Well, you've been in robotics CLEARLY too long when they start talking back"
  • Theory is when you know everything but nothing works. Practice is when everything works but you don't know why. On our team, theory and practice comes together - nothing works and nobody knows why.
MMR 2410 Student (2010 - 2013) | MMR 2410 Mentor (2013 - Present)
FTC Game Announcer / EmCee (2014 - Present) | FRC EmCee (2015 - Present) | FRC Referee (2016) | FTC Referee (2017)
Academic Student (Forever)
Reply With Quote
  #5   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 04:38
frcguy's Avatar
frcguy frcguy is offline
#GearsAllDay
AKA: Nicholas Dal Porto
FRC #5940 (B.R.E.A.D.)
Team Role: Tactician
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Burlingame, CA
Posts: 921
frcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond reputefrcguy has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Robotic furniture? Paging Devin (also known as "RoboChair")...
__________________


2017: Team 5940 (Silicon Valley Regional/San Francisco Regional)
2016: Team 5940 (Silicon Valley Regional Rookie All-Star and Quarterfinalist, Curie Quarterfinalist)

Volunteer: 2016 (Chezy Champs Field Reset, Capital City Classic FTA, MadTown ThrowDown FTA)
Reply With Quote
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 05:45
Roboshant's Avatar
Roboshant Roboshant is offline
Design Lead 17, Scouting Captain 16
AKA: Dikshant Sharma
FRC #0226
Team Role: Leadership
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Rookie Year: 2015
Location: Troy, MI
Posts: 164
Roboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to beholdRoboshant is a splendid one to behold
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

The Versa Franken-Frame has to be up there somewhere:
__________________




Reply With Quote
  #7   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 10:43
Owen Busler's Avatar
Owen Busler Owen Busler is offline
Build Captain
FRC #0303 (Test Team)
Team Role: Leadership
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Rookie Year: 2014
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
Posts: 147
Owen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant futureOwen Busler has a brilliant future
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Quote:
Originally Posted by New Lightning View Post
^This would be the coolest off season project ever. ^
Its really not that hard to do. In the past ive used software called glove pie. It takes inputs from Wiimotes and Wii balance boards and can output as a keyboard, mouse, or emulated joystick. Glove pie has a built in code generator but it can only go so far. The syntax is very straight forward and the documentation isn't bad.
__________________
2016: Deans List Semi-Finalist/MAR Mount Olive District Engineering Inspiration Award/Buckeye Regional Second Alliance Captain/MAR Montgomery District Event Imagery Award/MAR Championship Gracious Professionalism Award
2015: MAR Mount Olive District Chairman's Award/MAR North Brunswick District Winners/MAR Championship Finalists
2014: MAR Clifton District Chairman's Award/MAR Championship Regional Chairman's Award
Reply With Quote
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 10:46
Jaci's Avatar
Jaci Jaci is offline
Registered User
AKA: Jaci R Brunning
FRC #5333 (Can't C# | OpenRIO)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Rookie Year: 2015
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 266
Jaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond reputeJaci has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Owen Busler View Post
Its really not that hard to do. In the past ive used software called glove pie. It takes inputs from Wiimotes and Wii balance boards and can output as a keyboard, mouse, or emulated joystick. Glove pie has a built in code generator but it can only go so far. The syntax is very straight forward and the documentation isn't bad.
This is exactly how I did it.

You use GlovePIE to find the Wii Balance Board details, send it to the RoboRIO over Open Sound Control and viola.

I also did a project using the Kinect, driving the robot by moving your hands up and down to control the throttle of each side.
__________________
Jacinta R

Curtin FRC (5333+5663) : Mentor
5333 : Former [Captain | Programmer | Driver], Now Mentor
OpenRIO : Owner

Website | Twitter | Github
jaci.brunning@gmail.com
Reply With Quote
  #9   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 11:02
droswell's Avatar
droswell droswell is offline
Registered User
FRC #2370 (iBots)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Rutland, VT
Posts: 77
droswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to beholddroswell is a splendid one to behold
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Our champbot was built mostly with FRC parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUfxL1B0KM

Out of date speed controllers, motors, pneumatics, etc.
__________________



Reply With Quote
  #10   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 11:09
flemdogmillion's Avatar
flemdogmillion flemdogmillion is offline
Programmer, Builder, Driver...
FRC #3007
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Rookie Year: 2015
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 149
flemdogmillion will become famous soon enoughflemdogmillion will become famous soon enough
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

It wasn't entirely FRC legal parts, but I once built and FRC-style backpack compressor with an Arduino-controlled cooling fan that drew more power than the compressor itself at full blast... and generated about 1 pound of force of upward thrust. No, the backpack did not fly. But it did everything to increase that 9% duty cycle.

There was also the time I attempted to build and program a Segway-style drivebase for FRC, but never got that balancing loop programmed and tuned in right. However, that ADIS16448 worked like a charm. Maybe a degree of drift after 2 minutes, you couldn't really see it.
__________________
Team 4506: 2015-2016
Team 3007: 2017

Jack of all trades except C++ & Java

Last edited by flemdogmillion : 29-01-2017 at 11:12.
Reply With Quote
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 11:14
MrForbes's Avatar
MrForbes MrForbes is offline
Registered User
AKA: Jim
FRC #1726 (N.E.R.D.S.)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Sierra Vista AZ
Posts: 6,039
MrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond reputeMrForbes has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

It's a robot, but not an FRC robot.....and it turned into a movie....

https://www.wired.com/2014/12/4-mexi...obot-beat-mit/
Reply With Quote
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 11:22
Ari423's Avatar
Ari423 Ari423 is online now
LabVIEW aficionado and robot addict
AKA: The guy with the yellow hat
FRC #5987 (Galaxia)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Haifa, Israel
Posts: 661
Ari423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud ofAri423 has much to be proud of
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Quote:
Originally Posted by droswell View Post
Our champbot was built mostly with FRC parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUfxL1B0KM

Out of date speed controllers, motors, pneumatics, etc.
Mostly FRC parts, excluding the flamethrower


423 built a go cart robot that we used to drive around the halls during school and race kids running the track during gym. I personally built a ~1x2' mecanum robot I used to drive in circles around people walking in the hallways and cause general confusion. School-wide wifi and security cameras meant I could drive it around from the other side of the school with fair visibility and a good wifi connection.
__________________
2017-present: Mentor FRC 5987
2017-present: CSA for FIRST in Israel
2012-2016: Member FRC 423
2013: Programmer
2014: Head Programmer, Wiring
2015: Head Programmer, Wiring
2016: Captain, Head Programmer, Wiring, Manipulator, Chassis, CAD, Business, Outreach (basically everything)


Reply With Quote
  #13   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 12:38
mrnoble's Avatar
mrnoble mrnoble is online now
teacher/coach
FRC #1339 (Angelbotics)
Team Role: Coach
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: denver, co
Posts: 994
mrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

We have a recliner mounted on a mecanum base.
__________________
http://www.angelbotics.com

Remember why you're doing this.
Reply With Quote
  #14   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 12:43
mrnoble's Avatar
mrnoble mrnoble is online now
teacher/coach
FRC #1339 (Angelbotics)
Team Role: Coach
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: denver, co
Posts: 994
mrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond reputemrnoble has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Here it is:
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_1200.JPG
Views:	236
Size:	1.60 MB
ID:	21647  
__________________
http://www.angelbotics.com

Remember why you're doing this.

Last edited by mrnoble : 29-01-2017 at 12:53.
Reply With Quote
  #15   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 29-01-2017, 12:59
pmattin5459's Avatar
pmattin5459 pmattin5459 is offline
Registered User
AKA: Patrick Mattin
FRC #5459 (Ipswich TIGERS)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Rookie Year: 2015
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 83
pmattin5459 will become famous soon enoughpmattin5459 will become famous soon enough
Re: Strangest thing built with FRC parts?

Quote:
Originally Posted by mrnoble View Post
We have a recliner mounted on a mecanum base.
I'd really like to see that thing in action. It looks really cool.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 19:29.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi