pic: AIR Strike 78 2011

[JamesBrown]

Any reason you guys went with the Plaction wheels over the Colson wheels you used in the past?

[TD78]

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

Any reason you guys went with the Plaction wheels over the Colson wheels you used in the past?

We haven't used Colsons since 2008. Dead axle wheels to me were just easier to work with. Changing tread is a pain though...might look into the old 2008 FIRST wheels. This is a speed game...shouldn't be much pushing!

[Jeff Waegelin]

Looking good, guys! Hope you make it into St. Louis so I can see it in person. Good luck next weekend at BAE!

[Navid Shafa]

Clean design! Add 1983 to the list of inner grippers. To be honest we're modular though, so with a little more time with the practice robot, we'll make our final decision on our Inner vs. Outer mechanisms. Nice work!

[TreeGirl27]

Congratulations on making it to St. Louis!

Unfortunately I have not had the chance to see your bot perform so I have a few questions about it, if you don't mind.

1.Do you have a minibot?
2. How does your minibot deploy?
3. Where can you score on the rack?
4. Have there been any significant changes to your bot since the beginning of the season?

Thanks so much and I can't wait to see you guys in St. Louis!

[sgreco]

Originally Posted by TreeGirl27

Congratulations on making it to St. Louis!

Unfortunately I have not had the chance to see your bot perform so I have a few questions about it, if you don't mind.

1.Do you have a minibot?
2. How does your minibot deploy?
3. Where can you score on the rack?
4. Have there been any significant changes to your bot since the beginning of the season?

Thanks so much and I can't wait to see you guys in St. Louis!

I'm not from 78, but I can give you some answers based on 2079's scouting data in Boston. (correct me if I'm off on something...I'm sure someone from 78 will give you better answers when they respond).

1. Yes.

2. They have a swing arm that deploys from the side of their robot and contacts the pole. The minibot is spring-loaded back on a platform, and when released it springs toward the pole and drives itself up. Their minibot is in the 1-1.5 second range.

3. All levels.