Similar Bot Designs

[hektormagee]

Originally Posted by Zach O

We've only gotten to suspend once, but I'd say our hanger is the most reliable hanger out there.

So, I agree, many bots look the same this year, but I think the game limited most of it. Many teams that wanted to go over the bumps/traverse the tunnels couldn't be 5 ft. tall, so many of them stayed low. Mostly everyone has a kicker/ball magnet, and there are a handful of people that can hang.

You definitely have the most reliable hanger I've seen. Even if you 1/2 miss, you still elevate with only one hook.

Yes, I also agree that the game limited the diversity of robots this year. I think in making it simple and fun to watch, they took that aspect away.

[sidkulk]

For hangers in this years game you really have to look at two different things: how they hung, and from where on the field they hung.

I saw robots that could hang from the front of the tower, the back of the tower and even the sides by going on the bumps.

There were robots that could lift themselves up using the vertical bars (1403, 25, etc). Lifting from the top bar (by far the most common design). Or some oddballs like 1100 who extended an arm and grasped the platform and flipped their robot on to the platform & 219 who would inflate an air bag on the top of their robot and did the same thing as 1100.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by sidkulk

For hangers in this years game you really have to look at two different things: how they hung, and from where on the field they hung.

I saw robots that could hang from the front of the tower, the back of the tower and even the sides by going on the bumps.

There were robots that could lift themselves up using the vertical bars (1403, 25, etc). Lifting from the top bar (by far the most common design). Or some oddballs like 1100 who extended an arm and grasped the platform and flipped their robot on to the platform & 219 who would inflate an air bag on the top of their robot and did the same thing as 1100.

And then you have bots like us, who started life as a telescoping top hanger, and have changed to a vertical bar hanger with no moving parts. (except the hinge)

[hektormagee]

I know that there are tons of different arm designs, but i was referring to the basic shape of the robot. For example, 70, with their mechanism on, would fall under the Deflector Category. Without, it would fall under the Tunnel Box Bot design.

[BJC]

Perhaps you could break this down further:

(Zone Change)
Tunnel-Bots
Bump-Bots
Both-Bots

(Hanging)
Scorpio Hang- vertical bar
Generic Hang- top bar

(Ball Magnet)
Pincher BM
Roller BM
Pusher

(zone preferance)
Far Zone
Middle Zone
Home Zone
Anywhere
So team 33 would be an Scorpio Bump Pincher Anywhere Bot.

Hummmm... What other categories am I missing?

[apalrd]

Originally Posted by BJC

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0Ball Magnet)
Pincher BM
Roller BM
Pusher
...

You forgot suckers here. Those that use suction to hold the ball. I have seen a few.

And our bot would tend to be offensive but can be defensive. We just like offense better. Pref. to mid and close zones, but start in back.

[BJC]

Originally Posted by apalrd

And our bot would tend to be offensive but can be defensive. We just like offense better. Pref. to mid and close zones, but start in back.

Andrew, thats what "Anywhere" means. Besides we have played some pretty good defense before (Troy comes to mind) even if we generally like to be scoring. Therefore, because we have quite a flexible robot that can easily play any zone I put us in the "Anywhere" section.

[Norman J]

Originally Posted by apalrd

And our bot would tend to be offensive but can be defensive. We just like offense better. Pref. to mid and close zones, but start in back.

Unless we're playing 469

[Tyler Hicks]

Originally Posted by BJC

Perhaps you could break this down further:

(Zone Change)
Tunnel-Bots
Bump-Bots
Both-Bots

(Hanging)
Scorpio Hang- vertical bar
Generic Hang- top bar

(Ball Magnet)
Pincher BM
Roller BM
Pusher

you forgot the types of kickers...such as long distant kicker, short range kicker...etc