Team 1124's new robot

[Ben_pharteen]

we finished the robot in record time, nearly 4 hours after the game was released.


click here to see our bot.... http://uberbots.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=227

[cicib99]

nice job!

its like a giant vacuum!!

[VanMan]

I didn't think suction would work on these balls since its fabric.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by VanMan

I didn't think suction would work on these balls since its fabric.

We had considered using suction last year for Rack 'n' Roll, but had decided against it, so we figured we'd give it a try this year.

We came up with another idea today, so we're working on our second robot. It's a bit more complicated, so it may take a few days this time, but we'll post a picture when we're done.

Once we have both robots finished, we're going to test them against one another to see which one performs the best.

[Janet_R_1517]

our team wants to see a video before they believe it.

[rcflyer620]

Originally Posted by Janet_R_1517

our team wants to see a video before they believe it.

Me too. I think it would take a 120lb vacuum pump just to make this work at all. That and the fact the ball is covered in fabric and when inflated to the full 40 inches the fabric is still loose!

[EricH]

Har, har. Is that a set of robot ramps I see on the robot? The only teams done by now are Beatty and Wildstang.

[Ben_pharteen]

The part that looks like a ramp is for herding the ball and picking it up so the vacuum device can pick up the ball. There's a slight problem, because the vacuum is so powerful it lifts our ramp lifter up, so we're going to need some tweaking before we get it right... but we still have six weeks for that.

[neoshaakti]

wow the fact that you guys are done and making another robot is unbelievable
my team hasnt even set on an idea yet (let alone read the manual )

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by neoshaakti

wow the fact that you guys are done and making another robot is unbelievable
my team hasnt even set on an idea yet (let alone read the manual )

We start reading the manual as soon as it is released; we have a team who starts picking out important rules and letting everyone designing the robot know about them.

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by rcflyer620

Me too. I think it would take a 120lb vacuum pump just to make this work at all. That and the fact the ball is covered in fabric and when inflated to the full 40 inches the fabric is still loose!

We actually had the vacuum holding to ball (for real)... we will get a video of that if you really want to see it (=

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by rcflyer620

Me too. I think it would take a 120lb vacuum pump just to make this work at all. That and the fact the ball is covered in fabric and when inflated to the full 40 inches the fabric is still loose!

Well, we overinflated a little bit, and the fabric is nowhere near loose on our trackball.

[chatterboxx333]

is the tubing you used for the vacuum within the KoP, or did you buy it?

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by chatterboxx333

is the tubing you used for the vacuum within the KoP, or did you buy it?

we had to buy it... our modifying machine couldnt work with the parts in the KOP.

[team1203 4life]

still cant belive you guys are allrready done