pic: How It's Made: 148 & 217 Robots

[henryBsick]

Awesome video, great facility.
Thanks guys.

/jealous

[Jonathan Norris]

That video is pure awesome, great job with the How It's Made feel to it.

I've always been inspired by your designs and try to learn more about sheet metal fabrication every year. Every team should try and build the highest quality robot with what resources they have, and the sheet metal resources you guys have are likely unparalleled. Keep on producing beautifully designed robots it inspires the rest of us.

I'm interested in hearing more about how your teams are structured more around prototyping design ideas and obviously very detailed CAD work, then the machining and building aspects that most teams spend a majority of their time on.

[Brandon Holley]

That seems like an ok way to make a robot. I guess....






Awesome video guys.

[Kris Verdeyen]

Thanks for the video, John and Brandon (and 148). I'm going to have to take you up on that tour offer.

Now to find someone with a CNC brake.

[skimoose]

I wish FIRST could encourage more manufacturers to step up the way IFI has. I would love to see more students designing parts in CAD or being more active in advanced manufacturing processes. Making parts with hand tools is a useful skill, but being adept at modern design / manufacturing techniques are marketable skills.

Waiting for our sheet metal parts to arrive!