Low-Rider Robots

[Alaina]

Our robot has about a quarter of an inch of clearance. I don't have a digital camera to show you our wheel mounts, but right now they're up so high than we can flip the bot upside down and it'll still move.

Is your robot a low-rider?

[Rob]

121 is riding wicked low this year with about .25" ground clearance as well...

Check out lots of pictures at http://www.joemenassa.com/Robotics05.html

Rob

I'd think you'd almost have to be a low rider for this game if you plan on stacking more then one tetra at a time or plan on stacking pretty high....unless you like getting tipped or can prove otherwise. I think we're planning on having less then 3" of clearance, but i am not 100% for sure.

Then again, I have no mechanical design ability....im sure someone will prove my statement wrong

[pakrat]

It depends on counter weights and that type of thing, but this year, the lower the better for most teams. I think we might be riding pretty low. Btw, Are you allowed to have pneumatic lifts on wheels? (think bouncing robot...) Jusy out of curiosity

[Conor Ryan]

will anyone go under .2"?

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by D.J. Fluck

I'd think you'd almost have to be a low rider for this game if you plan on stacking more then one tetra at a time or plan on stacking pretty high....unless you like getting tipped or can prove otherwise. I think we're planning on having less then 3" of clearance, but i am not 100% for sure.

But having more ground clearance might prove useful for other things.

[ebmonon36]

Originally Posted by cdr1122334455

will anyone go under .2"?

I wouldn't think so because thats about the point that welds or bolt heads start rubbing on the carpet and various other field debris.
Eric

[Brandon Holley]

Just a quick tip on the .25 " ground clearance....the loading zones are .25" HDPE

[Cyberguy34000]

Team 662's bot can now be classified as a "low rider". As you can see in the pic, it's barely off of the ground, we're probably going to put larger wheels on, just because the slightest bump in the carpet could beach the thing. But even after we raise it a bit, it'll still be pretty low to the ground.

In a game like this year's tipping is going to be a serious issue, so the lower the center of gravity, the less vulnerable you are.

[Vince lau]

we have enough clearance so we can drive over the base of the goals

[Kyle]

I was just wondering, is there a difference with ground Clarence when using wheels or treads? I have seen some bots that use treads with really low ground Clarence and some with high ground clearance.

[jrocket567]

Originally Posted by Kyle

I was just wondering, is there a difference with ground Clarence when using wheels or treads? I have seen some bots that use treads with really low ground Clarence and some with high ground clearance.

ground clearance is soley determined by the designer... tracks can be high and low, as well as wheels.. jst think of how you can take the same car and either jack it up a foot or so, or drop it down on the ground.. same principle, just that the robot is designed to do that in the beginning, and you dont have to take a torch to the springs..
j

[Alex Cormier]

ours is variable and the lowest i believe is 3/16.

[Gdeaver]

There is a time at the end of the game when a certain clearance is needed. If your paired with 2 other low riders, your aliance is going to have a problem.

[Kyle]

not unless there is a part on the robot to lift the low rider up..