Pulling Cars

[Sean Schuff]

Originally Posted by Protronie

Now thats pulling power!

Where was your robot when I paid $350.00 to have my rig towed less than five miles?

Actually, Eric is a bit mistaken. We pulled a semi tractor without the trailer. We did pull a Ford F350 with our team trailer hooked up behind it. We've got video footage of it on our school's server. I'll put it on our team's website and post a link to it on Monday.

In all honesty, the only issues are having enough weight on the robot and enough traction from the wheels to the ground. As it turns out, just about any rubbery material will grip asphalt very well. Then all you need to do is overcome the resistance of what you are trying to pull and once the vehicle (or whatever you pulling) is moving it is fairly easy for the robot to keep it going.

I like the idea of a tractor pull with robots. Could this be an IRI event in 2008??

Sean