Team 437 - Unique Design

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Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

I wouldn't exactly call it unique, as it has a lot of features found on other robots. However, the overall design is very clean and seemingly robust.

I am, however, wondering about several aspects of the design.
1) How does the fork/grabber mechanism retract to fit within the starting dimensions?
2) Are those custom bumpers with the side rollers? Are they legal?
3) Do you really need all four clippard storage tanks to effectively operate the grabber mechanism? Especially since you still have the compressor on-board?

That's a very nice example of a robot build with 8020 or similar extrusions. Based on the 2nd robot in the background, I am assuming you have a bit of experience with it. We're also using the linear UniBearings for our elevator. They couldn't be any easier to work with.

BEN

thanks for the compliment
to answer your questions
1) the fork folds up on a hinge and when the match starts we simply drive backwards and BAM the thing clanks down, locking in place with the magic of velcro
2)actually that is our scale. we where weighting our robot when i was taking the picture
3)well actually yes. since we are using two large bore cylinders that simultaneously fire every 10 or so seconds *hint* *hint*

im interested to hear what other people have to say about our design. both good and bad