Team 701's 2009 Robot

[Steven Sigley]

http://www.vandenrobotics.com/plogge...n/dsc09019.JPG

http://www.vandenrobotics.com/plogge...icture&id=1476



There are so many new things for us that have been incorporated into this years robot, just to name a few:
Removable Electronics Box,
Carbon Fiber Rollers, (We always find some way to incorporate carbon fiber)
Inertial Navigation System,
Gear-to-Gear Drive,
A rotational-to-linear Agitator(that uses the motion of raising our conveyor to keep balls from jamming in the nearby hopper)
and 2 Servos for our "Hooks of Doom"

Along with just a massive number of sensors:
6 encoders ( 4 drive, 1 conveyor, one shooter)
1 Light Sensor (Automatic Ball-loading)
1 Gyro (Positioning)
1 Accelerometer (Positioning)
1 Potentiometer (Turret)
1 Limit Switch (At top of conveyor)
1 Camera (Targeting of course )

While we sadly missed the Fembots' Scrimmage this year, what we accomplished on the side will hopefully make up for it when we attend the Boston and Sacramento Regionals.