Team 254's 2009 Robot - "Devastator"

[Cory]

Continuing with our Transformers naming scheme, here is our 2009 robot, "Devastator".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcDfKe6NF_8

[Chief Samwize]

It might just be my computer but it is saying that the video is not available.

-Sam

[Tom Bottiglieri]

oH MANNG 254 IS SICK!!!!!!!!!

Actually, the video isn't up yet. I can see how excited you are to get this out though, Cory.

[Taylor]

Ho.

Ly.


Crap.

[Chief Samwize]

Um... Its up... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Sam

[TD78]

Perhaps a photo for those of us who can't view Youtube at work?

[sdcantrell56]

WOW!!!! You and 148 are seriously making me question our choice to go with a shooter. That is absolutely ridiculous how fast you can unload balls. Would you mind posting some pictures showing more detail? Also how far can you unload from? Last question can you load from the floor or is it human player loading only?

This is a killer design!

[Brandon Holley]

Continuing to drop jaws across the world...Team 254

[JVN]

Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

WOW!!!! You and 148 are seriously making me question our choice to go with a shooter. That is absolutely ridiculous how fast you can unload balls. Would you mind posting some pictures showing more detail? Also how far can you unload from?

254 and 148 have spent the entire season goading each other to do "more" and "faster". It has been fun and I think both teams benefited.

BEAUTIFUL robot. I've always been a huge fan of 254 and I know they'll be extremely successful this year.

Some of the best designers in FIRST showcasing their skills right here ladies and gents...

-John

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by RollinTDollin

Perhaps a photo for those of us who can't view Youtube at work?

Here you go. Note the time, and both robot hoppers were full of balls at the beginning of the video, and the trailer was empty.

[Rick]

Power dumping is the way to go this year. Period.

[=Martin=Taylor=]

lol your username is still Coryteam100

The ball scoring is fast. But what’s even more amazing is the speed and maneuverability on the regolith. You need to upload a vid of them driving.

[sdcantrell56]

I'm going to go ahead and guess it can do around 20-25 balls in about 3 seconds

Good thing we won't have to play you guys or 148 until the championship.

[MrForbes]

It's an awesome robot, and I'm sure your team will make the most of it!

Good thing we can't afford the trip to Atlanta

[sdcantrell56]

I'm trying to figure out how a bot like this will compare with bots like ours which is a super high power turreted shooter that can do about 4 or 5 balls a second. They can obviously deposit many more at one instant in time but we can shoot for a longer period of time by moving the turret and adjusting the distance.

I think neither power dumpers or shooters in general are better. In order to be a highly successful dumper you need to be able to unload balls much faster than a shooter since scoring opportunities will be less frequent. For a successful shooter you need to be highly adjustable (distance and rotation) and be able to shoot quickly ~3+ balls per second.

I completely agree that 148 and 254's bots will be absolutely killer and they definitely have a great chance of dominating, they are more the exception than the norm though. Most dumpers I have seen are slower at expelling balls than our shooter and lack the adjustability to be able to shoot under more circumstances.

The key imo seems to be picking either a shooter or power dumper and maximizing it's potential like 254 and 148 have done.

I am truly amazed that you have managed to create a relatively simple solution to this game that looks to be truly "devastating" to the opposition.