pic: Team 343 Metal In Motion

[Metalhugginman]

Thanks for the nice comments on our Team 343 Metal In Motion machine. To clear up a few points: this is a shot taken during a practice round at the St. Louis Regional.
D.R. uses a front "pogo" cylinder to lift up the front end in order to get onto the ramp. The gripper mechanism has a hook (blue) attached to it. Once the arm is extended, and the hook attached to the bar, the ball handling system is lowered, giving the robot the ablility to either cap or "rob" a capped goal. The hanging hook is attached by a cable and does not use the stationary arm for support.
We were approximately one pound underweight at both inspections.
The robot has a very low center of gravity.
Our engineers have done an outstanding job of redesigning various drive train mechanisms. These changes have enabled us to have a light weight transmission.
I would like to invite everyone to come by our pit area at the Palmetto Regional and the Championship Game to say hello and check out our machine. Good luck to everyone this year.