Image Discuss: 810 - Minotaur: Coming to a regional near you.

[CD47-Bot]

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[Austin]

Nice milling job on the frame, CNC?

BTW....a screwdriver isn't a legal part, is it?

[Aaron Lussier]

Is that a screwdriver holding up the right side lifter
??? Your gonna get a pin or something in there right???

[Madison]

Sheesh. ...talk about not seeing the forest for the trees

Yes, it's a screwdriver. No, it wasn't permanent. This photograph was taken over the passed weekend. The screwdriver has since been replaced with a shaft.

Yes, the frame was milled on a CNC mill. It was milled as a flat sheet, save for any critical alignment holes, then it was bent. After it was bent, all holes that were critical for alignment between the two halves were drilled.

[Rob Colatutto]

may wanna tighten those chains on your drive train too, unless you don';t want to move too well

[JVN]

Originally posted by Nataku
may wanna tighten those chains on your drive train too, unless you don';t want to move too well

Holy Nitpickers Batman!

Guys, M just came out and said this pic is from last weekend. The bot just probably has not been tweaked/polished yet.

It seems like everyone is viewing this year's teasers and posting random, detail based comments. Just enjoy the robot for what it is...

Which is something NO ONE is doing!

Take a closer look at this robot. I happen to know it is more than meets the eye... Then once you formulate your guess... LOOK AGAIN!

Think twice about another team's design before you pretend to fully understand it... let alone criticize it!



Nice Bot M! Can't wait to see it working in all it's glory!
Enjoy some sleep!

[joe gem]

since last weekend the screwdrivers were replaced the chains were tightend and those wooden dowels holding the hooks on were also replaced with pins
the bot moves very well with the chains tightend
how well?
well i guess u will jus have to wait

[Madison]

Originally posted by Nataku
may wanna tighten those chains on your drive train too, unless you don';t want to move too well

Tensioners have already been added.

We didn't get a good picture of the robot as it shipped because we didn't really have time.

[Cory]

/me is tempted so much to tell what it does.

Look at all of their teasers. Maddie has dropped uncountable amounts of hints.

All Ill say is this: If their bot works right, everyone better watch out.

Cory

[Caleb Fulton]

Let me take a guess:

It can grab a stack of four bins from one side and move it over the bar?

[David.Cook]

This is the first truly impressive design I have seen since I started looking (about 50 'bots ago).

Clearly the 'bot can pick up bins, and even multiple bins. But what I like is that it appears they are secure enough to travel over the ramp, and they can be placed (I assume) as a stack all at once.

What I appreciate about this is the focus on scoring, not defense.

Great work guys!

Dave Cook

Go Sparky!
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[The Lucas]

Perhaps the most original design I've seen so far. I like the hooks that fit into the handles of the boxes. I have a few questions though

1) What holds the top of the boxes? (It is obstructed by boxes)

2) Can u make a stack?

3) Can u pick up a stack that is not nested well?

[joe gem]

Originally posted by The Lucas
Perhaps the most original design I've seen so far. I like the hooks that fit into the handles of the boxes. I have a few questions though

1) What holds the top of the boxes? (It is obstructed by boxes)

2) Can u make a stack?

3) Can u pick up a stack that is not nested well?

if u mean wats holding the boxes from sliding off of the hooks, then there is a peice of plastic(dont know wat kind) witch acts like a lip sticking up from the the end of the arm witch is holding the top of the first box from falling off. since all of the other boxes are undernieth the box witch is held by the piece of plastic, that box will keep all of the other boxes from falling off. the boxes wont fall of the the sides because the hooks fit nice and tight into the handle's.
yes, we can make a stack
i dont know yet. the team had a small amount of time to practice driving and testing all of the scenarios of a possible stack position

[Ian W.]

we have a small piece of lexan that holds the boxes at the top, but we don't really need it, for picking up a stack at least. we've tested with less than 4 bins, and they seem to hold ok.

i came up with a way to stack based on our design, but it was an afterthought, not a design feature. so, yes, we can stack. can we do it in the thick of competition, that remains to be seen.

lastly, we can theoretically pick up any stack, regardless of if it's up against a wall, i think. i haven't been able to test it, maybe another member of my team has more detailed answers, but i can't answer that question, at least till competition .

[Jeff Waegelin]

Bins over the bar, hmmmm....? If I were building a stacker, that's the way I'd do it.