pic: FVC Team 228 at the 2006 ConnVex Event

[Kingofl337]

Your wish has been granted. "Poof"

http://www.checkmate40.com/Video/Connvex06/

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Kingofl337

Your wish has been granted. "Poof"

http://www.checkmate40.com/Video/Connvex06/

Can you give us a description of how your robot is actuated. I get the jist of the mechanisms from the videos, but can't tell exactly how you did it.

[Kingofl337]

The kids used tank treads as chains (stronger) and fixed a link of tred to the basket.
The rest works the same as the tank tread would on the floor. Except with
a fixed anchor point, when the chain spins it lifts the basket. 2 motors
provide the power to get the job done and a little extra in case they want to
lift something heavy in the future.

[KathieK]

Lots of photos posted at http://www.connvex.org/?page=gallery with more to come!

[jacob07]

How many balls can it hold? What was the average amount of balls other teams could pick up?

[Kingofl337]

We can hold 7-8 balls pretty easy, we can hold 2-3 in the intake and 5-6 in the top hopper.

To me the avarage was about 2 balls.

Sorry to hi-jack your thread Art If you would like
I can create a new thread.

[amystolting]

Sooooooooo Cooool.