pic: MVRT 115 El Toro 7 teaser

[Ken Leung]

Originally Posted by Veselin Kolev

Oh yea... we hollowed out this enormous block, so it still looks very much the same. Just less bolts to hold it together. But yea... I don't think that we really NEED swivel. You never need anything truly, you could always use the drill motors provided by FIRST. Swivel drive might come out to be useful in this year's game. You never really know how the game will be played out. Our team voted for swivel, so now we have swivel. For me, its just a design challenge. I find more satisfaction in building the robot than winning with it. Hey, thats just me. I don't represent my team too well hahaha.

And by the way on the issue of weight, the drill module is 6 pounds, the CIM is 7.5 pounds. Not too heavy I would say.

I think that's a really great reason to build this drive system. I am very proud of how you guys challenge yourself every year with something new on the robot. I remember at 01 it was the auto-balance code, 02 was the 4 motor drive system, and 03 was the stacker. I cannot wait to see this drive system from one of the best robot builders in the Bay Area. Very cool! Be sure to post real pictures as soon as possible.