Robonauts '09

[TD78]

Originally Posted by CraigHickman

Nice! How do you reload?

My guess would be human player loading.

[Brandon Holley]

Awesome bot as usual guys!

[JesseK]

This will be one beast of a robot to contend with in DC! Look forward to seeing you guys there.

[Jonathan Norris]

I like the simplicity of this bot, you guys usually built bots with a high level of complexity (turreted crab driven elevating arms...). So I like the change of direction, I think this will be a successful bot for you. Interested to see how the human loading works out for you.

[Enigma's puzzle]

i like it it is a very formidable robot, you did a nice job, it kind of reminds me of ours being the same simplicity of design idea.

[Andrew Schreiber]

I think the time of Justin's post shows how the robonauts actually build their robot, none of them sleep... ever.

Seriously, as always, impressive bot. It looks simpler than the past couple have been. Best of luck you guys.

[Aren_Hill]

i'll be first
"A ROBOTNAUT SWERVE WITH 6inch WHEELS!?!?! WHA???"

looking awesome as usual, drivetrain info possibly? looks nifty

and i can only assume the black and gold is being put on later....

[Barry Bonzack]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

i'll be first
"A ROBOTNAUT SWERVE WITH 6" WHEELS!?!?! WHA???"

Man. I was gonna say that. But I only count 4 wheels.


The spinning disk in the loader is a cool idea. what's the max distance that the turret can shoot?

[s_forbes]

Great robot, looks like it has lots of clever little features. The record is probably my favorite. Interesting drivetrain, too. It looks like one FP motor driving each front wheel, steered by a globe? Are the rear wheels then each powered by a CIM?

I can't wait to see how it does in competition, it will answer the human-loading/harvesting question. Good luck!

[Zach O]

Nice robot. That is an interesting idea of a system to unload.

[thefro526]

Nice bot!

My favorite thing has to be that you have like 4 or 5 Kit Bots to practice scoring on.

[Nica F.]

Wow guys, looks like another great bot. And like Barry I counted 4 wheels on the drive as well.

Whats the max number of balls your bot can hold?

[R.C.]

First the awesome turret shooter in 08, now another awsome turret dumper. See you guys at nationals.

[Aren_Hill]

Originally Posted by Nica F.

And like Barry I counted 4 wheels on the drive as well.

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

Man. I was gonna say that. But I only count 4 wheels.

I said 6" wheels, as in 6 inch diameter wheels not six wheels total.....

[synth3tk]

Stupid-awesome robot!!!

I will definitely watch whatever regional you're at via webcast, I can't miss this robot in action.
A thousand kudos, and good luck this season!