pic: Team 568's 2004 Robot

[Heretic121]

thats amazing =D as long as u canpick them up and shoot them back down that is a great job right there. i know a lot of people who are ignoring the small ball part of the game will love to be alligned w/ you

[Sachiel7]

This is a great example of a solid working design. Great great job guys!!!
How is your drive working out? Have you had any issues w/ the 2 casters up front?
Just curious, looks great!

[Wetzel]

Hows that DeWalt chopsaw working for you? We've had to take apart the switch on ours a few times since we got it in 2001.

Also, any plans to shield that controller? It looks rather exposed, and they will break when they take a good hit.

Otherwise, I thought that there wouldn't be enough room to pickup enough balls to be worth the effort of a hopper. Perhaps I was wrong...

Wetzel

[matt111]

**First Ball Hopper on CD this year**

[matchpoint04]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Hows that DeWalt chopsaw working for you?

Haven't had any problems but then again we've only had it for a couple months.

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Also, any plans to shield that controller? It looks rather exposed, and they will break when they take a good hit.

Yeah that is not the final electronics board and that whole area will be encased.

[matchpoint04]

Originally Posted by Sachiel7

How is your drive working out? Have you had any issues w/ the 2 casters up front?

Well it turns like you wouldn't believe and it seems to work great!

[Sachiel7]

Well it turns like you wouldn't believe and it seems to work great!

Good!
I'm glad someone has had good sucess with casters.
Make sure you note your designs for future years. It will come in handy.

[geo]

lol, this robot looks same as our, except ours can pick up more balls something like 10-12. Great work though.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

good job to all ball collectors/catchers. ALOT of people seem to be forgetting about this portion of the game, and how many points can be scored with this! I think we (ball collectors) are gonna rock this year!

[Joe J.]

Ziff 2.0 loves your robot!!!

[IceNerdAK]

Team 568 Update:

Since we posted this pic, we've completely redone the ball hopper to reduce the balls sticking on the fishing line, redone the electronics board, added pneumatics (think: funnel), and we are currently working on a mechanism to grab the 2X ball (our first one used a window motor, which didnt have enough torque; the grabbing mechanism still works beautifully). Even with the 2X ball on top of the bot, we can easily hold 12 balls. We haven't quite fixed all of the kinks with balls jamming while unloading, but we still haven't used that rotary actuator... I dont think it will be an issue in competition. The only major hurdle left is the center platform :-(. I don't know that we'll be going there, but we're going to leave our options open. So, for all of you that will be there, see you in San Diego (ahh... dreams of sunshine [which we sorely lack here in Anchorage]). Adios.