pic: MOE 365 Presents GizMOE

[Mike Schroeder]

Nice bot guys, i always look foreward to seeing what lean mean green machine comes from your team

[AndyTriboletti]

i like the racing stripes.

looks like you're going for blocking opponents from hanging, good luck in NJ!

[Tyler Olds]

Originally Posted by AndyTriboletti

looks like you're going for blocking opponents from hanging, good luck in NJ!

Very nice job Moe, I always look for something unique in your bot.

If this unique feature of blocking the bar is true and it works. I belice you will find you bot winning pretty consistantly.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Tyler Olds

Very nice job Moe, I always look for something unique in your bot.

If this unique feature of blocking the bar is true and it works. I belice you will find you bot winning pretty consistantly.

Thanks. We had a few issues to work out at NJ. We ended up with a 50% winning percentage. We had 4 Wins and 4 "Learnings". It is not a loss if your drivers gain experience and you realize new ways improve your bot. Finding problems and fixing them is what engineering is all about.

About half the matches we ended on our back due to some center of mass issues. Good ole Wobbly the Wonder Bot! (that’s our nickname for the bot ) Finally, we figured out that we can use the "kilts" as outriggers so we don't tip (before we were using the arm to shift weight which created other problems). Those Kilts get more useful every day. They were designed just to block off the upper platform. Then we started pushing small balls around with them. Then we modified them to grab onto goals. Now they are a major part of maintaining balance while climbing.

In our last qualifying match at NJ, we executed our strategy. Early in the match we drove up to the top platform, deployed the Kilts and guarded the platform for the remainder of the match. Unfortunately, no one challenged us, so the Kilts' ramp blocking ability remains untested in competition (Well, I guess they were an effective deterrent ). In the last few seconds we clamped our grippers on the bar (with a very satisfying metal-on-metal “CLANK”) and pulled up our bot with the winch. Guess we will just have to wait for Philly to fully test the Kilts.

We have an animated gif of that match on our website

Also thanks to Rich Wong for great NJ Regional Pics of GizMOE:
Hanging The winch does its job.
Defending the Ramp Ominous isn’t it?
Climbing Love the caption on this one
Falling One of those Learning experiences

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Thanks.
) Finally, we figured out that we can use the "kilts" as outriggers so we don't tip (before we were using the arm to shift weight which created other problems). Those Kilts get more useful every day. They were designed just to block off the upper platform. Then we started pushing small balls around with them. Then we modified them to grab onto goals. Now they are a major part of maintaining balance while climbing.

Those "kilts" were very useful. As the the matches progressed I notice a great improvement in your strategy.

Good luck in Philly. (I already warned my contacts down there! And they are circling their wagons)