pic: Don't Let the Mentors Play!!!!

[Racer26]

Yay BFL! *Points to our forklift-robot-cart-thing, complete with our 2003 BFL*

[Numbers]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

I can't believe nobody looked at the CIMs and transmissions and thought "Hey those are mounted backwards!" Am I the only one who looks at the robots from an inspector's point of view?

Is it against the rules to mount them backwards?

Ex. flipping the side the motors go on the gearbox

[mayde]

Hah that looks like our x-bot

it is just a basic chassis w/ motors and a chair bolted to it.

safe? no.

awesome? you betcha.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Numbers,
I was just joking. When you look at the picture is appers to be a kitbot chassis with the motors to the outside which in normal competition would make the robot base really wide. But upon closer examination, there is suddenly eight CIM motors which is also way too much. Everybody is getting crazy this close to ship. Have some fun!

[Gir_450]

Put some mecanum wheels on there then it'd be REALLY fun

[reversed_rocker]

soo jealous, if that robot goes missing it has nothing to do with team 706...

[Numbers]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Numbers,
I was just joking. When you look at the picture is appers to be a kitbot chassis with the motors to the outside which in normal competition would make the robot base really wide. But upon closer examination, there is suddenly eight CIM motors which is also way too much. Everybody is getting crazy this close to ship. Have some fun!

Heh, alright. Rookie team, we've already had many people attempt to implement their ideas without reading the rules

Currently our motors are attached on the same side as the output sprocket for the gearbox.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by Numbers

Currently our motors are attached on the same side as the output sprocket for the gearbox.

Are you sure about that? The next question is "Are the maximum dimensions of your robot still under the 28" x 38" requirement"? A common rookie slip up is to make the robot exactly 28" x 38" only to find that their tolerance is +/- 1/4" and the 1/4" lies outside the dimension specification. The First tolerance is 28" x 38" +0.0000". This is the tolerance used by inspectors.