pic: FRC_1595_2014_Robot

[craigboez]

This is a great looking robot and they did very well at the PNW Champs, including a well deserved Industrial Design award. I had a look at their robot in the pits and asked about the constant force springs. The student I was talking to said they prototyped several different options to determine how much force was required, and then ordered the constant force springs "because they were free".

[omsahmad]

Originally Posted by craigboez

This is a great looking robot and they did very well at the PNW Champs, including a well deserved Industrial Design award. I had a look at their robot in the pits and asked about the constant force springs. The student I was talking to said they prototyped several different options to determine how much force was required, and then ordered the constant force springs "because they were free".

Thank you for the compliments. We didn't however use the constant force springs just because they were free, but rather took them being free as an added bonus.

[Nuttyman54]

Great robot and great team, it was a pleasure to work with you at Eastern Washington. If our robot hadn't broken I think we could've taken it to the finals at least.

Good luck at champs, keep rocking the killer defense!