pic: The 12' reach

[robotboy11]

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[Uberbots]

why 12 feet? that is quite a reach for a game that requires only half that....

[JYang]

is the twelve feet so you can score over other robots on the field trying to play defense? it seems to be putting a bit of uneccesary weight on the robot

[Ben Piecuch]

With the ball in your gripper, how does the robot not break the 80" rule <R16>? I would guestimate that at a horizontal position the arm is about 100-110" long. And, as asked before, why the 12 feet?

Bengineer

[robotboy11]

If u have any questions just send me a private message and ill answer all of ur questions to the best of my ability!! I actually think the height is around 10.3' roughly! I was only exagerating alittle on the height!! lol jeez

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

With the ball in your gripper, how does the robot not break the 80" rule <R16>? I would guestimate that at a horizontal position the arm is about 100-110" long. And, as asked before, why the 12 feet?

Bengineer

I would tend to agree. You guys will need to be VERY wary of <R16> at competition. I suggest being prepared to demonstrate your software that prevents it from exceeding 80".

[robotboy11]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

I would tend to agree. You guys will need to be VERY wary of <R16> at competition. I suggest being prepared to demonstrate your software that prevents it from exceeding 80".

Yah we have a limit switch to stop it from goin that high and we have a program for it too so its is fine.. lol we have to arm so we can pick the ball off the rack and hurdle it over and then put the ball on at the end on the match too. oh and yah u didnt see our mecanum wheels too so we will be fast too. we plan on scoring alot of points for our alliance and helping them out at competition!

[robotboy11]

Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

With the ball in your gripper, how does the robot not break the 80" rule <R16>? I would guestimate that at a horizontal position the arm is about 100-110" long. And, as asked before, why the 12 feet?

Bengineer

Rule <R16> clearly states that "There are no height limits for a robot in its playing configuration at any time after the start of the match."
Our robot starts out at just about 56". (That's vertically.)

[Maggie27]

Just so everyone knows, I posted the above thread about <R16>, so if anyone has anything to say about it, please contact me instead, so he doesn't get the "blunt" of it.

[Dan Richardson]

Yes but what they are talking about is not vertically, its horizontally, when that arm rotates outward at any point does it break 80" in its maximum horizontal dimmension. in your case this would probably mean back corner of say left bumper to right front of gripper.

They are just trying to help, this is actually a really easy rule to break. We can break it we just will have to impliment software to stop it.

[robotboy11]

Originally Posted by Stud Man Dan

Yes but what they are talking about is not vertically, its horizontally, when that arm rotates outward at any point does it break 80" in its maximum horizontal dimmension. in your case this would probably mean back corner of say left bumper to right front of gripper.

They are just trying to help, this is actually a really easy rule to break. We can break it we just will have to impliment software to stop it.

Yes we misinterpreted the rule and so we have to move the arm back so it will fit!! But yah we just need to make these few adjustments and we will be ready!! Thanks for pointing that out ben!!

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by robotboy11

Yes we misinterpreted the rule and so we have to move the arm back so it will fit!! But yah we just need to make these few adjustments and we will be ready!! Thanks for pointing that out ben!!

Just think what would have happened if he hadnt...
that would have been a major disappointment for the team )=

[robotboy11]

Yah! but we had some one reading the rules anyways and they came upon that rule right after i read the message!!! Thank you so much and good luck at competition!!