pic: Rage 173 cross section of robot in SolidWorks

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by JVN

Okay...
RAGE--
Kudos on an incredible machine. I was SHOCKED when you didn't win a technical award at UTC. You've definitely inspired me.

Awards are nice to win and I also thought the design was worthy, but praise from peers is more valuable... thank you. It's been great to have Bob re-join our team as one of our engineers (he's a RAGE alumnus) - we are so fortunate to have such a solid base of engineers assisting our students with brainstorming and design and building the robot.

Originally Posted by JVN

Everyone Else--
Go check this thing out. Seriously, if you get the chance, take some time to go visit 173's pit. It is worth taking a walk over.

If you are not going to Chesapeake or to Atlanta, but are in the Hartford, CT area, give us a call and we will have Bob or someone from the team explain this awesome machine. (I think even I've been able to figure out how it works!)

[Jon K.]

With Triggs' permission, I will put up pictures and video on the website of it all.

[bmusser1]

Very innovative. Never thought of using wireway in this way. Can you explain or show in a pic how you are driving the wireway in and out. I am not clear on this.

[Jon K.]

We use a custom made lexan sprocket driven by a Fischer Price motor, of which we have only burned up one and that was on Friday at Chesepeake, because we had a bad speed control or something like that, and the motor stalled and burned up. But I will try and get some pictures up on our website sometime in the next week or so, but currently I have been really busy and unable to do so.

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by Jon K.

We use a custom made lexan sprocket driven by a Fischer Price motor, of which we have only burned up one and that was on Friday at Chesepeake, because we had a bad speed control or something like that, and the motor stalled and burned up. But I will try and get some pictures up on our website sometime in the next week or so, but currently I have been really busy and unable to do so.

This is how the 2005 RAGE arm works, it is hand driven in this video, but you get the basic idea.

Sorry about the double post but I was unable to edit my previous one.

[the_short1]

the best design,... . well this robot is simply HOT.. . it starts and ends with team 67... they start verticle to solve length issues.. they strafe.. . and they can cap a ton of tetras!