Robonauts 118 - Unveiled '08

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by ICanCountTo19

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they did crab and turret last year.

And crab with turreted shooter the year before that, and crab with turreted double grabber arm the year before that. Thats as far back as I remember

[usbcd36]

Whoever said that hurdling capability wouldn't be too important just got proved wrong. I can see that bot hurdling at least ten times in a match. Also…

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

[deshirider430]

how do you get the ball off the overpass?

[Dan Petrovic]

Profane exclaimations of amazement are certainly due...

How do they do it?

[Qbranch]

Is it just me or is that the NASA International Space Station Assembly Building? where components are assembled and tested before sending them to the VAB?

Awesome cienematography! Wow that robot must keep the operator AND the driver busy with so many DOF!

I can't tell exaclty, what are you using for energy storage? Elastic cords of some kind it looks like?

Cool!

-q

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I reiterate.

[SSMike]

Originally Posted by usbcd36

Whoever said that hurdling capability wouldn't be too important just got proved wrong. I can see that bot hurdling at least ten times in a match. Also…

I don't know about that; 10 hurdles is one every 12 seconds not counting hybrid. That's a lot of hurdles in a small amount of time. Now factor in the fact that there will be up to 5 other robots and 3 other trackballs on the field; and those balls will be rolling, bouncing etc. 10 Hurdles just seems to high for any one team...maybe an entire alliance.

That being said, I am in no way saying that the Robonauts have built a sub-par robot. On the contrary, it is one of the best fastest hurdlers I have seen so far along with 121's bot. So... Congrats to the Robonauts on having their robot done so early, and having built an absolutely amazing one. I for one am very impressed.

--Mike

[Tazlikesrobots]

VERY impressive!

[JackN]

WOW

That is one of the most beautiful robots I have seen in all of my years of FIRST, it is an amazing piece of machienery.

Couple quick questions, how fast does it go, why shooting, and where can I buy one?

[pufame]

How long does it take to wind that elastic back? That has to be a krzy amount of torque!

[Herodotus]

Absolutely incredible robot, it looks like it will be a real beast at the competitions. I don't know if I should be sad or grateful we won't be up against you guys

[Akash Rastogi]

that thing is amazing. dt looks awesomely maneuverable.

[dlavery]

Hey Lucien - Where are you gonna put the flag holder?

-dave



.

[Nightfall831]

that thing amazing...good work.

[Andrew Schuetze]

Originally Posted by deshirider430

how do you get the ball off the overpass?

My guess would be that their ball collector arms are just tall enough or have the ability to reach up for this very purpose to knock the ball off in Hybrid mode. I would also guess that they are able to dial in the amount of throw by adjusting the wind-up on the winch for their double spring-loaded launcher. With some practice and possibly automation I'll bet even money that they can line up a soft shot for landing on the over-head rack for the bonus points during end-game. This robot is every thing that I would have expected from the Robonauts, except the launcher. My team was guessing an elevator lift on the turret / crab base / V6

Unfortunately, Dave is right - they will have to completely redesign their entire robot because they left out the flag holder

Job well done and looking forward to Lone Star