pic/vid: Team 1114 - Simbot Panthro

[A Bear]

we are a second year team tho.....lol but o well

[XXShadowXX]

Still wondering, can your turret hit a moving target, with the camera mounted directly to the turret?

[acdcfan259]

Can I cry now?

[A Bear]

Why would you cry?

[Lowfategg]

Now that is what I have been waiting to see. Its what I would call a turreted super power dumper.

Great job Simbotics once again!

How does it deal with moving goals?

[A Bear]

i bet it does good

[Sarah H]

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII

Unfortunately Shooters won't be effective this year. Or so I have read
















.......lol OR NOT!

um...yeah...you keep thinking that. I highly disagree. I mean im not sayin that dumpers are the useless ones. I think they both have their pros and cons. but having a good shooter like 1114 will be an advantage.

[Jeff 801]

Did you guys build a pratice bot as seen at 1:21 and 1:55 in the video or are there twins?

By that I mean I see another full looking robot and not the bot that is pulling the trailer around during the video.

[henryBsick]

Pretty nasty machine.



I hope that silly turret thing pans out for you.

[artdutra04]

Great robot, 1114; I love the sheet metal work.

I can't want to see your robot compete this year, as that pin-and-fire routine looks deadly.


// Now onto a side note:

I find it funny that when most people see videos of 148 or 254 or 1114 or 217, they get scared or begin doubting their own design decisions. When I see videos like this, I see a challenge. It's like someone egging me on. As a result, it really helps me come up with better (although minor) design revisions. I'd really like to thank these teams for their inspiration!

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Jeff 801

Did you guys build a pratice bot as seen at 1:21 and 1:55 in the video or are there twins?

By that I mean I see another full looking robot and not the bot that is pulling the trailer around during the video.

Yup, our practice robot is parked in the corner of the field during the videos. We wanted to run them both at the same time, but issues with control system popped up.

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

Karthik, that alignment of the balls is pretty crazy. How did you get it working that well?

Design is an iterative process. We went through many iterations of our hopper and ball conveyor. What we first built in week three is very different than what we have now. It just took a look of tweaking. We tried different motor configurations, sorting rollers, ball paths, friction materials and funnels. We'll be watching closely at Midwest, looking for ways to further optimize the solution.

[RyanCesiel]

I assume that camera is tracking and that the turret moves accordingly. Is that right?

If so, how well does it do against moving trailers? What's the range?

Great robot, once again!

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by artdutra04

// Now onto a side note:
I find it funny that when most people see videos of 148 or 254 or 1114 or 217, they get scared or begin doubting their own design decisions.

6 weeks of dedication & hard work culminated on your own robot & thrown out by seeing one simple picture or video??
That's ridiculous.
I totally agree with you Art.
No instance of seeing one picture or a 5 minute video of someone else's bot is worth throwing in the towel & giving up on the whole season.


Of course, the opposite is true as well.
I'm sure some teams have seen (for argument's sake, we'll use your same team number examples here) 148 or 254 or 1114 or 217 & saw that their own team has designed something very similar & they believe that they have a foolproof design because of that.

Not so fast kiddies. Just because the defending world champions or other legendary & "proven" teams have the same mechanism you have on your robot, does not mean you, or even they will be the world champions this year.

It's a whole new game every year, & this one is no exception.

There are no guarantees who will do good & who will do not-so good until the rubber meets the road, or, more appropriately, the rover wheels hit the regolith in exactly one week from today!

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

There are no guarantees who will do good & who will do not-so good until the rubber meets the road, or, more appropriately, the rover wheels hit the regolith in exactly one week from today!

True... but if Vegas had a board up I'd put some money on 1114.
A non-guarantee can still have good odds.

[keehun]

So..... what's the spec on those sheets of metal?