pic: Team 1388: Finished

[Mike Hendricks]

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[Tim Arnold]

That is the coolest low goal bot I have seen so far!

How well does the sonar-sensor things work?

How much does the robot weigh in at?

Nice video too!

[GaryVoshol]

How does the hopper extend?

Does anyone on your team own safety glasses?

[Billfred]

That must be the smoothest low-goal robot I've seen to date.

[Mike Hendricks]

Originally Posted by robosapien

That is the coolest low goal bot I have seen so far!

How well does the sonar-sensor things work?

How much does the robot weigh in at?

Nice video too!

Thanks

The sonar sensors work really well. It's actually programmed to display on the OI's readout how far away (in inches) you are from the wall/goal/object the sensor is seeing. After alot of trial and error with our door, we finally got it in the right spot to drop the door and dump the load.

Robot weighs in at 119.57lbs, w/o bumpers. Bumpers weigh 14.88lbs.

Originally Posted by GaryV1188

How does the hopper extend?

Does anyone on your team own safety glasses?

If you're refering to the top (with the black cloth), there is a steel cable that is looped around the inside of the bot at the top, which goes back to a window motor with a spool on it. At the beginning of the match, the spool is wound up, so the "wings" are basically closed, and fit into the size limit. Once the match starts, the drivers can reverse the spool, and the wings are pulled out (see the bungee cords? we actually started with springs, but we couldn't find the ones we wanted, and the ones we tried kept getting sprung.

As for safety glasses .. we don't wear them when we're programming If someone had a drill out, or any other power tool, they would be required to have safety glasses on .. or suffer the wrath of me (I'm actually pretty strict about it)

You can see it from a few more angles here.

[i_am_Doug]

Well, good explanation but im gona have to say that still...its not safe.
But anywho what is that big mouth looking thing in the back round?

Oh, nice movie. Really detailed.

[Tim Arnold]

I don't know what "i_am_Doug" is talking about, but you have a freaking awesome robot.

Check out the videos on their website (btw, nice; very fast): http://www.eaglerobotics.com/video.php

The belt looks very fast and effective while not over-complicating things and if the autonomous works as well as you make it sound... you guys are set! Congratulations!

Good luck in the 2006 season!

[thecheatdx]

I'm that big mouth looking thing in the background... Nice choice of picture Mike, thanks I was yawning, I swear.

[Garth1388]

As for the autonomous, we have a program that will score all ten balls very consistently and another that gets them most of the time. There are also a number of defensive programs that are meant to disrupt the opponents' code. We even have one that dances to the Mexican Hat Dance. It's not very usefull, but it sure does help to ease some tension on those late programming nights. We might end up running it in the pits at the UC Davis regional.

[aksimhal]

AWESOME Robot
What did you use for bumpers?
Thanks

[Mike Hendricks]

Originally Posted by aksimhal

AWESOME Robot
What did you use for bumpers?
Thanks

Pool noodles and Cordura.

As for the Mexican Hat dance, If I have time, I'll compress the video and post it.