pic: Team 33 - Buzz XI

[CatchRothy22]

Originally Posted by Don Wright

No offense, but telling the Killer Bees they should do something is like telling Micheal Jordan how to dunk a basketball (or Lebron James for you young'ens who don't know who Michael Jordan is)...

The robot looks beautiful and I can't wait to see it up close at GLR...

Hey, I'm just tryin to help them out you dont wanna loose a round because your bands slip and you cant get the balls up to your hopper.

But yeah good point I'm sure they've thought of it already.

[Paul H]

Yeah, if you look at the 2004 robot above (the one at a 60 degree angle with the ground...btw I love that picture so much, I was one of the drivers for that year and that match was one of the best of the whole season), we have used the bands before. We ended up putting a guard on at one of the regionals, they'll probably do the same thing this year if they have weight and if it becomes a problem. Surprisingly, it was really far less of an issue than you would think, but they did "derail" once in a while.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Paul H

...they'll probably do the same thing this year if they have weight and if it becomes a problem.

It's more of an issue than you think. If those belts can be reversed under power, someone should be planning how to cover them, because it is a "shooter" (there is discussion on here already about that ruling from Q&A). I'm not saying cover yet, just plan how to. Although I bet someone has already and is planning for doing it quickly at the first event if necessary.

[Eric Yahrmatter]

Originally Posted by EricH

It's more of an issue than you think. If those belts can be reversed under power, someone should be planning how to cover them, because it is a "shooter" (there is discussion on here already about that ruling from Q&A). I'm not saying cover yet, just plan how to. Although I bet someone has already and is planning for doing it quickly at the first event if necessary.

We are not planning on doing that currently because the whole roller mechanism tilts outward to pick up balls, making it exit the starting envelope, rendering this "shooter" illegal.

[henryBsick]

Originally Posted by Eric Y

How are our belts a shooter?

Rule <S03>:
Shooter Mechanism must remain inside the ROBOT - Any mechanism used to throw balls must be
contained within the original 28” x 38” x 60”starting envelope of the ROBOT and must be shielded such
that the mechanism cannot make contact with other ROBOTs. A ROBOT that violates this rule will be
considered unsafe per <S01>.


Shooter as defined by Game Design Committee:
A shooter includes the mechanism that delivers the final dynamic impulse that ejects the ball from the robot, and any parts of the robot that contact the ball while and/or after this impulse is delivered. If your loading mechanism also ejects the ball from the robot, it would be considered a shooting mechanism.
Q & A
Shooter discussion

[Eric Yahrmatter]

Originally Posted by Henry_222

Rule <S03>:
Shooter Mechanism must remain inside the ROBOT - Any mechanism used to throw balls must be
contained within the original 28” x 38” x 60”starting envelope of the ROBOT and must be shielded such
that the mechanism cannot make contact with other ROBOTs. A ROBOT that violates this rule will be
considered unsafe per <S01>.


Shooter as defined by Game Design Committee:
A shooter includes the mechanism that delivers the final dynamic impulse that ejects the ball from the robot, and any parts of the robot that contact the ball while and/or after this impulse is delivered. If your loading mechanism also ejects the ball from the robot, it would be considered a shooting mechanism.
Q & A
Shooter discussion

Sorry, i edited my post after I thought about it some more.

We dont have shielding on it because we wont be using it for this purpose.

[ScoutingNerd175]

Not to post in a thread that hasn't been frequented in nearly a month or anything, but your Buzz XI looks pretty good. I have heard rumors that it plays pretty well also. Our Buzz 11 is doing quite well (much better than at the first regional) and is looking forward to hopfully seeing the other Buzz 11 at Nationals!