TOMMY LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DarkFlame145]

Yes we have a driveable bot now. We also have our lift done, our ball knocker downer done, and our herder. We just took them off for the vid.

[DonRotolo]

They let you drive on the gym floor? We'd get thrown out for doing that.

Have you tried the handling on carpet?

[DarkFlame145]

Yep, they sure do let us do that.

I dont think so, but it can only run better on carpet. I left right after this was taken because i was sick.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by DarkFlame145

I dont think so, but it can only run better on carpet.

I've heard stories of teams who didn't test on carpet and wound up having a non-turning robot the first day of competition. Get it onto carpet.

[team2061]

I've heard stories of teams who didn't test on carpet and wound up having a non-turning robot the first day of competition. Get it onto carpet.[/quote]

Thats excatly what happened to team 2061 last year. We drove our bot on concrete and had good turning but when we got to competition we could not turn as good. Also the concrete made our wheels black and worn them down.

[DarkFlame145]

Originally Posted by EricH

I've heard stories of teams who didn't test on carpet and wound up having a non-turning robot the first day of competition. Get it onto carpet.

Originally Posted by team2061

I've heard stories of teams who didn't test on carpet and wound up having a non-turning robot the first day of competition. Get it onto carpet.

Thats excatly what happened to team 2061 last year. We drove our bot on concrete and had good turning but when we got to competition we could not turn as good. Also the concrete made our wheels black and worn them down.[/quote]

It's planned for next Saturday, but we know it will turn because it's a moded version of the drive train we have been using for the past 2 games.

now I can begin planning how to defeat you hehe

[MiniNerd24]

Originally Posted by DarkFlame145

Yes we have a driveable bot now. We also have our lift done, our ball knocker downer done, and our herder. We just took them off for the vid.

That's great! Our robot runs too. Unfortunately ours doesn't lift or herd balls yet. (And it tends to crash in Hybrid mode.)

[DarkFlame145]

Originally Posted by Jaybee1405

now I can begin planning how to defeat you hehe

HA, but what if we become Alliance partners in the finals?! Then we must work together . See ya at RIT and good luck with the rest of your season.

Originally Posted by MiniNerd24

That's great! Our robot runs too. Unfortunately ours doesn't lift or herd balls yet. (And it tends to crash in Hybrid mode.)

So you guys are just going to run laps?

[MiniNerd24]

Well, right now that's pretty much all it can do , but our arm team is in the making of the design for our arm.

[DarkFlame145]

we have like 3 grabber designs on Inventor, but we still need to pick one. I hope you guys have a competitive robot.

Originally Posted by DarkFlame145

we have like 3 grabber designs on Inventor, but we still need to pick one.

Haha I know the feeling. We have three built (well, mostly built) prototypes. All we have left to do is test them and decide on one.

[Hito Seika]

in 2006 we did a similar design… we could barley tern but what ever floats your boat

[DarkFlame145]

Originally Posted by Hito Seika

in 2006 we did a similar design… we could barley tern but what ever floats your boat

well i hope it works for us. I mean it turns really nicely in the gym. We havn't had steering probs with designs with 4X4 before

[TheLarr]

It'll work, our last two years we have used the IFI high traction wheels in a similar foot print, in fact our last years bot has the same foot print for the wheels plus or minus a few inches