pic: Team 148 - Robowranglers 2010 - Armadillo

[Chris is me]

There's one build day left for my team, and I just had to see this video of an awesome robot that's basically everything I ever wanted to do plus ten times more. I think I'm crying a little.

Awesome job. The drivetrain, the kicker, the hanger. Aaaah.

[sgreco]

Ummm.....I'm speechless.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

There's one build day left for my team, and I just had to see this video of an awesome robot that's basically everything I ever wanted to do plus ten times more. I think I'm crying a little.

Don't cry [even virtual tears!] - everything's relative. 148 maximizes the output they get from the plentiful input resources they have, including human. If the output your team generates relative to your team's available inputs is near the same ratio as theirs, be proud of that achievement, as your results are no less impressive.

Most people in FIRST do (and if they don't, should) look beyond the absolute in determining the merits of a team's success each season.

Now on to the business of analyzing this beast, which is, I think, the most aesthetically groovy robot I've seen in my FIRST career (even with the eventual attachment of red/blue bumpers). I can see three sets of black tubing that appear to be tensioned by your arm's probably large tilt system reduction when it tilts back to grab the tower. I also see what I think maybe kinda sorta is two different attachment points near the center of the frame. Definitely one. I presume this tensioning assists the tilt in lifting the robot's max moment up from horizontal. Can you share any clarifications and further details of this particular part of your lift system?

Now I'm off to find a CNC sheet metal company in Northeast Ohio.

[Zack247]

I hope we see you guys in Atlanta

[Duncan Macdonald]

Numbering the bottom was a nice touch.

[santosh]

The girl in the back is not wearing safety goggles. not only is this a detriment to her own health but this sets a bad example to the many visitors to chiefdelphi.

Remember, Safety is for squares. Squares made up of the 4 equally important virtues of safety which include: Proper training, PROTECTION, proper attire, and common sense.
Please, nbext time you create a video such as this, please remember to wear your safety goggles. as a mentor of my own team, i often try and make a big deal of this because i have seen the horrors of machine shop accidents gone bad.
Sorry for the rant and good luck the rest of the season!

[OathKpr95]

Dear god. Im actually fearing for the well-being of my robots life right now.

Then again I should expect nothing less from the team who made that absolute beast of a robot that we ocasionally had to compete with in last years Dallas regional. I look forward to seeing teh mayhem that your team will cause when we meet again in dallas .

[pilum40]

Whoa....our bot is primitive in comparision. We're concentrating on keeping things simple, running consistently, and being able to move/support our alliance teams this year by good defence, going through the tunnel/over the hump, and making those "garbarge goals" whenever possible. In comparison to y'all's bot...we're looking pretty lame.

See you in Dallas! We're from Summit International Prep-Our bot's name is GAGABot! Hope it doesn't turn into gaga-me-bot!

[falconmaster]

Totally Awesome!

[drtysteve384]

Holy #$@%!!! that is insane...nice work like the kicker design...I wish our team thought of that...and i like lifter, that thing is beaslty, what regionals are yall going to by chance?

[WJF2011]

good luck, i wish we could get our parts shopped so beautifully at GM. Sadly though, we are not sponsored by them. Great Robot! I am scared to face the Armadillo.

[ouellet348]

calling winner of nationals right now, great job guys, best robot I have seen by far

[Karibou]

You should have seen how much my jaw just dropped. A fabulous robot as always; well done 148!

Now, where's 217's?

[Wildcat]

holy.....

[KC1AJT]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

holy.....

sorry dude the holy cows are another team