IMPORTANT 2005 CHANGES!!!!

[Twstdkittie]

I like the weight specs for this year. That battery not included stuff is awesome.

[Zanella BR]

Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges

4. No drill motors

Wayne Doenges
CAD Mentor

That's a sad thing...

[Dan-o]

Originally Posted by roboticsguy1988

And last but not least the 3 extra pounds may not seem like much, but it is nice. I remember being less than a pound over weight, and the extra 3 pounds would have been really nice there.

Trust me, come competition time, you will still be at least 1 pound over weight even though you have an extra 3 pounds to work with.

Luckily, this is not a problem, because it is very possible to remove as much as 4 pounds from your robot by drilling holes in non-structural components. This is probably the coolest part of the project, carefully swiss cheesing your bot.

[Twstdkittie]

Originally Posted by Dan-o

Trust me, come competition time, you will still be at least 1 pound over weight even though you have an extra 3 pounds to work with.

Luckily, this is not a problem, because it is very possible to remove as much as 4 pounds from your robot by drilling holes in non-structural components. This is probably the coolest part of the project, carefully swiss cheesing your bot.

Hehe, drilling holes is fun.

[roboticsguy1988]

Originally Posted by Dan-o

Trust me, come competition time, you will still be at least 1 pound over weight even though you have an extra 3 pounds to work with.

Luckily, this is not a problem, because it is very possible to remove as much as 4 pounds from your robot by drilling holes in non-structural components. This is probably the coolest part of the project, carefully swiss cheesing your bot.

Lol, yeah, i am sure it will still be a bit over weight. However the robot that I was talking about was already "swiss cheesed". Yes drilling holes is fun, however I think that goes into the "freshman job field" right beside filing.

[Twstdkittie]

Originally Posted by roboticsguy1988

Lol, yeah, i am sure it will still be a bit over weight. However the robot that I was talking about was already "swiss cheesed". Yes drilling holes is fun, however I think that goes into the "freshman job field" right beside filing.

Hehe, freshmen are funny little kids.

[Pin Man]

Originally Posted by Twstdkittie

I like the weight specs for this year. That battery not included stuff is awesome.

yeah especially when our drive coach (Moe) caught a team drill holes and draining the battery and weighing 13 pounds less... Its too bad we have to result to this... but its a good thing...

[Doug G]

I just noticed another significant change today... Only one air storage tank Keep your pnuematics systems small!

[roboticsguy1988]

Originally Posted by Doug G

I just noticed another significant change today... Only one air storage tank Keep your pnuematics systems small!

WHAT??????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Wheres the crying face when i need it) Hehe, pneumatics is fun

[robotichick]

Originally Posted by Dan-o

Trust me, come competition time, you will still be at least 1 pound over weight even though you have an extra 3 pounds to work with.

Luckily, this is not a problem, because it is very possible to remove as much as 4 pounds from your robot by drilling holes in non-structural components. This is probably the coolest part of the project, carefully swiss cheesing your bot.

last year: 129.9 lbs
year before: 129.9 lbs

prediction for this year: <drum roll> 120.00!!!

i like to call them "speed holes"...

[roboticsguy1988]

Originally Posted by robotichick

last year: 129.9 lbs
year before: 129.9 lbs

prediction for this year: <drum roll> 120.00!!!

i like to call them "speed holes"...

All I can say is NICE, lol

[NoRemorse]

Originally Posted by Kit Gerhart

But the extra Atwoods replacing the drills will nearly add the three pounds back.

But the 'atwoods' run at a much lower rpm, negating the use of MORE gearing down. If you ask me the point is null

[wildcherry06]

I think u guys overlooked another important change.......time!!! This year, competition is 2:15 instead of just 2 minutes.

[roboticsguy1988]

Originally Posted by wildcherry06

I think u guys overlooked another important change.......time!!! This year, competition is 2:15 instead of just 2 minutes.

Yes, true, that extra 15 seconds can be very useful. I remember last year we capped a goal and barely got our arm off the ball, and then the buzzer rang. The refs had to look at that for a while. But of course i am sure similar things will happen in this years competition.

[Pin Man]

I'm gonna hvae to go through the rules and see the different changes... there is a lot of them it seems...