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[Dave Scheck]

Originally Posted by Matthew_H

Robots may not extend under the portion of the goal contacting the carpet

This is referring to the the 3 pipes in contact with the carpet, not the pipes that form the rest of the goal that the tetras are scored on. Driving inside a goal is legal, driving under the horizontal pipes in contact with the carpet is not.

[Rob]

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the kind words...To answer some of the questions in the thread:

The wheels are colson performas, they have a solid rubber tread.

We are using a 6 wheel drive design, so the middle wheel will prevent any bowing in the frame (plus the kit frame is quite sturdy).

We do not intend on ever going under the goal, or driving over tetras.

You will be able to see it driving in American Robot episode 3.

I feel like we are a bit behind just getting running this weekend, but hopefully we will kick it into high gear and have a functioning arm soon!

Good luck,

Rob

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by Rob

I feel like we are a bit behind just getting running this weekend, but hopefully we will kick it into high gear and have a functioning arm soon!

Don't feel behind. We are still designing the arm, we just got wheels, and we have yet to machine and weld our chassis. Still working on the HexaMax too.

[pakrat]

Yeah, we just finished some of our robot, You guys ,made a smart move by using the Kit frame and trans... (although i like our way too)