108 Scoring in Autonomous

[d.courtney]

will the arm go any quicker, was it that speed because of testing purposes? it seemed a bit slow...but maybe its just me. either way congrats on a successful autonomous and good luck at your regionals

[bjimster1]

looks good, glad to see you guys finally got it working.

[evanisthat!]

Originally Posted by d.courtney

will the arm go any quicker, was it that speed because of testing purposes? it seemed a bit slow...but maybe its just me. either way congrats on a successful autonomous and good luck at your regionals

Thanks

The arm goes that fast because it is powered by a globe motor with a 30:1 worm gear reduction. We couldn't use a larger motor or a chain and sprocket system because the entire transmission needed to fit into a very small space (it fits into a 3"x3.25"x3.5" box). If it were any larger we would lose telescoping height to fit the extra size in the 4 foot height. Alas, the telescoping part (not used in the video) is very fast, so with that and the arm, we can reach the top level in about 5 seconds.

-Evan

[freestylemotox]

awsome job guys.....looking good

[Barry Bonzack]

Looking really good guys. Looks like you are bouncing back and are going to be a force again this year. Can't wait to see your team in 2 weeks!

[techtiger1]

I have to agree with Barry's post above this robot looks much better then the last couple of years robots. Evan the way you described your worm gear drive for the arm it sounds alot like the 04 setup on 108. One final thing what are you using to drive that beast of a chasis? Looking great can't wait for Florida regional.

-Drew

[dlavery]

Very, very nicely executed. I hope we see a lot of this during the competitions!

-dave



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[technoL]

One final thing what are you using to drive that beast of a chasis?

We are using the evil Banebots transmission from the kit with the adapter and 4 CIMs and 6 IFI wheels.

-No L