Roller/Gatherer Test

[sportzkrazzy]

I'll give u a hint the roller is something that will be on ever1s bot.... as for the other stuff test it

[dodar]

Dude, someone already guessed it lol

[sportzkrazzy]

Brian cheats

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by sportzkrazzy

I'll give u a hint the roller is something that will be on ever1s bot.... as for the other stuff test it

We have tested the roller concept and plan on implementing it. I am writing up our parts order for our dribbler system right now actually.

I was just hoping to get additional test data to supplement ours

[Phoenix Spud]

I hate to sound like a safety-maniac, but I was safety captain on my old team for the past 2 years and sometimes I just can't resist! (Sorry if this sounds mean, I just would hate for someone to get hurt )

The person in the background was holding wires into the battery, this is a huge safety violation. That battery outputs enough current to kill you, and it should be handled safely!!!

[sportzkrazzy]

Yeah its wired correctly now. =)

And no worries we only lost one person (sarcasm mark)

[waialua359]

great post!
Similar to what we will do, except heater pipe insulation.

[Jones571]

Originally Posted by waialua359

great post!
Similar to what we will do, except heater pipe insulation.

they have heater pipes in Hawaii?

nice roller how well does it work when the robot spins 360?

[dodar]

when we were testing it the farthest i believe that we went was close to or around 180 degrees but from what we did it looks like it would be great even at 360

[Jones571]

Originally Posted by dodar

when we were testing it the farthest i believe that we went was close to or around 180 degrees but from what we did it looks like it would be great even at 360

how quickly did you rotate with it?

[dodar]

well about as fast the 4 wheel base test bot of ours would turn, when we move it to our 6 wheeler it might be different though

[sportzkrazzy]

Haven't tried it yet. The plates we are going to make for the outside should keep it from getting away from of though....In theory lol.

[dodar]

from the link, the original test shows better how good it does first grabbing the ball

[JesseK]

We too tested our prototype rollers with pool noodles. Yet we found that at high speeds the pool noodle leaves some "noodle fuzz" behind on the balls. While I will not argue that it is 'damage' to a ball, we feel the residue is a potential gray area or complaint that may arise at competition. Ergo, we will test a different material this week.

I'm interested to see how the heating pipe insulation holds up at speed.

[dodar]

Hmmm, thats odd, because we never left any fuzz or lost any of our noodles when we were testing it