pic: Team 330 - Beach 'Bot 2010 - "XXXII"

[ShaneP]

Thanks everyone!

Does the arm telescope?

Yes, the arm telescopes. A worm-gear drives the telescoping part up and down. This is driven by a 2.5" CIM geared down about 2:1 - so it spins at roughly 2600 RPM. The entire arm assembly weighs about 10 pounds, and is removable with one set-screw to replace the arm.

Can we get some pictures of the kicker? And how does it hang? Is that a accelerometer and/or gyro on the arm?

I'll take some pictures and upload those tomorrow evening.

The hanging is very consistent and reliable. We can hang from the ground or the bump, but typically we have been hanging from the bump. We can start anywhere in the near or center zones and hang in about 15 seconds.

On the arm, those are the two indication lights that tell the drivers when a ball is captured by the roller. They come in handy when capturing balls in blind spots.

How are you guys liking the pneumatic wheels?

how are these new pneumatics doing?

The pneumatic tires have been working well for us. They are 10" diameter. They are affordable too - $7 for an assembly at Harbor Freight. We machined custom hubs to mount them to the AndyMark sprockets.

Saw you're behind the glass again Shane (although not touching the sticks )

Haha, yes, it's nice being back there again.