Most Unique Features

[=Martin=Taylor=]

When I say we spent six weeks designing our robot I mean we spent six weeks designing our tube manipulator.



We carefuly prototyped every part of it to make sure the final design would work perfectly.

-Urethane belts give extra traction
-belts aranged in a "V" configuration - work like rubber bands
-Made from 9 ply baltic-burch plywood - very light and strong
-Lego tires for added pick-up traction
-Uses two game buttons to sense tube orientation
-All pulleys are covered with individual plastic guards to prevent belts from falling off.
-The belts cannot be removed without dissasembly
-Can rotate, shoot, or suck tubes (or cakes)
-It also looks cool

[razor95kds]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

When I say we spent six weeks designing our robot I mean we spent six weeks designing our tube manipulator.



We carefuly prototyped every part of it to make sure the final design would work perfectly.

-Urethane belts give extra traction
-belts aranged in a "V" configuration - work like rubber bands
-Made from 9 ply baltic-burch plywood - very light and strong
-Lego tires for added pick-up traction
-Uses two game buttons to sense tube orientation
-All pulleys are covered with individual plastic guards to prevent belts from falling off.
-The belts cannot be removed without dissasembly
-Can rotate, shoot, or suck tubes (or cakes)
-It also looks cool

this was easily the most unique feature at SVR. not only does it look awesome but it works very well. this feature made Team 100 the team to beat on tube scoring at SVR

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Um... our arm has a auto-retract and auto-wrist leveling feature to stay within the 72" rule. We also use something like 10 motors (I'm not sure, haven't counted in a while). Our drivetrain has 6 (or 5, not sure), our arm takes three... so maybe it's 8 or 9 motors. Hm. Our shoulder joint uses the fisher price motor but if you look at it the linkage should not work... I don't have a picture but you can see it in Atlanta. Even I had to take a second look at it. Kudos to whoever guesses what I am talking about first! LOL.

[shamuwong]

868's robot intrigues me the most out of all the robots I've heard about. I look forward to seeing them do work in Atlanta.

Now allow me to toot our own horn. While I don't find our robot completely groundbreaking, I'd say we have a pretty unique robot.

Our drivetrain is a true swerve drive, with each wheel being independently steered. In addition, we have 3 speeds available to us, and the modules are constructed mostly of round tube. I don't have any pictures at the moment, although a lot of pictures were taken of them at Detroit and Great Lakes by others.

In addition to a 3-speed swerve drive, we also have a huge ramp with enough room for three robots with a 14º incline. Our arm has a section of ramp on the back and folds down as well to make more room. My favorite features is that the flag is mounted on a section of ramp that unfolds, so it has a spring in it to self-right when we deploy our ramps.

We also have an arm that can score quickly and effectively and on all three levels. It's a combination single pivot and single stage telescope. I'd say its capabilities are on par with some dedicated arm bots.

Plus, one feature I have yet to see on any other robot is our tennis racket electronics board. It started out as a random idea that actually provided several benefits. By several I mean two: it keeps our electronics well ventilated, and it's easy to change out burn out victors and spikes, as they're attached by zip ties.

Again, none of this stuff is truly groundbreaking or exciting, but the fact that we were able to stuff as many features as we did in a 119.8 lb robot is pretty nifty in my opinion.

[Scott Morgan]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

When I say we spent six weeks designing our robot I mean we spent six weeks designing our tube manipulator.



We carefuly prototyped every part of it to make sure the final design would work perfectly.

-Urethane belts give extra traction
-belts aranged in a "V" configuration - work like rubber bands
-Made from 9 ply baltic-burch plywood - very light and strong
-Lego tires for added pick-up traction
-Uses two game buttons to sense tube orientation
-All pulleys are covered with individual plastic guards to prevent belts from falling off.
-The belts cannot be removed without dissasembly
-Can rotate, shoot, or suck tubes (or cakes)
-It also looks cool

arcade buttons FTW

[Kelli Fultz]

Our robot has two small wheels on the bottom of the gripper to help pull the tubes in, then a limit switch triggers a pneumatic to grip the tube so it can lift them.
It also has pre-set limits on the arm for each level of scoring.. so that is one more thing the drivers don't have to worry about getting so precise.