pic: Team 100 CALGames Robot

[Veselin Kolev]

Originally Posted by Cory

My guess would be because they only have two window motors, the van door, and a globe to work with.

It already needs pneumatics to shift, so they can't avoid the weight penalty of the accumulators or compressor, anyways.

Cory is right. We decided to do it the simple mechanical way, difficult control way. It will take quite a few sensors and soleniods to control this, but it is just tedious, but not overyly complicated. And I'm not the programmer, thank god.

As for those interested in specs:

High: 15 fps
Low: 8 fps
12 skyway 6" wheels with wedgetop tread, riveted on
Chassis: 1x1 .125" wall all around
Arm support: assortment of 1x1, 2x1, 3x1, all .125" wall
Arm: 2" tubing, .125" wall
Armor: .125" aluminum plating, all around
Motors: 4 CIMs, 2 FPs, 1 van door
Pneumatics: two 6" stroke, 1.5" bore, one .5" stroke, .75" bore
weight: 110 lbs (without battery)