The Octabot: Unveiling Rookie Team 2543's Robot

[DonRotolo]

You guys need to change your signatures.. to include "Attending Atlanta". Seriously, quite a nice robot for a rookie team.

Just remember, it's not about the robot. Learn what that means, and you really WILL be going to Atlanta.

Good luck,
Don

[Viper37]

Your Robot was working really well after we got all the radio issues Down at Madison figured out.

Cool little machine.

[Echonite]

Thanks for the encouragement Don. Its kind of shocking that we actually pulled off something that works as well as it does. We barely touched even 1/4 of the parts from the kit. We couldn't figure out what most of the stuff did, let alone how to work it. I personally am very happy with what we have, I just wish I was not graduating this year because I would love to participate next year.

Thanks as well Viper. The little sucker is hard to control with its center-point turning like we designed it. Many on the team were skeptical about having a 2x2 foot robot (length x width). Your teams robot looks quite interesting as well. Your forklift is quite an interesting idea. I would say the other teams forklift type ideas were nice, but I only saw yours working, other then the one with the big yellow claw. Theirs was really nice, but the fact that they have a profesional robot builter helping them, I would have expected as much. Noticed you guys were working on it quite a bit at Madison, so I hope you got it all working in time to be shipped.

[BordomBeThyName]

I was at the Madison expo too, and heres what I have to say:

1. you guys are in your rookie year?!?! That is an AMAZING bot for a rookie year.

2. Your dell controller is both genius and hilarious. We were tempted to steal it.

3. thank you so much for having a non-rectangular robot. I'm getting quite tired of quadrilaterals.

[Faith]

Looks like it will be going around big obstacles (like robots and trackballs) to get around the field nice and quickly.

I like the octagonal shape. Nice robot.

[Ninja]

Care to share how were you able to interface the Xbox 360 controller with the FRC Operator Interface?

[Phyrxes]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Care to share how were you able to interface the Xbox 360 controller with the FRC Operator Interface?

An X-Box 360 controller can be interfaced with the OI through the use of the USB dongle sold by IFI.

http://www.ifirobotics.com/usb-chicklet.shtml

Edit: Make sure you are using a wired X-box 360 controller.

[Ninja]

Out of Stock, how nice.

[PrincessJae]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

You guys need to change your signatures.. to include "Attending Atlanta". Seriously, quite a nice robot for a rookie team.

Just remember, it's not about the robot. Learn what that means, and you really WILL be going to Atlanta.

Good luck,
Don

Hahaha, thank you so much =] Hopefully we'll stand out at regionals, and maybe see you guys in Atlanta <3

[PrincessJae]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Out of Stock, how nice.

Try Ebay?
I think theres some papers on chiefdelphi on how to make a ps2 adapter... so you dont need the chicklet

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

Originally Posted by PrincessJae

i guess it isn't as cool as i thought....poo.

This is a competitive robot! You have a "gamer" centered control system in a DELL PC case, and a robot that can knock Trackballs off the overpass. Don't worry to much on design since our rookie year, the robot barely moved forward and it looked like a shopping cart.

[Triple B]

gabe, get off the net and back to work.
mike d

[lasereyes]

Good luck at your regional!

[Qbranch]

Looks like 148 has a clone, at least in outside construction...

-q

[RyanZ]

i like the octogonal shape, its different but different is good