pic: 2104

[flightofone]

Originally Posted by Garth1388

Wow. That seems pretty beefy. That will be one powerful robot. Will it have some sort of appendage? I can't see any type of possible mount for anything. And with that extrememly heavy drive system, there doesn't seem to be much room for other systems. Even without any sort of manipulator or lift, this will still be a formidable robot, I think. Kudos to rookie team 2104.

We figured we didn't have the experience/expertise to build a manipulator, so the focus is on being a powerful pusher with a ramp for 2 robots. We have a 3-panel ramp of aluminum honeycomb that we are trying to figure out how to deploy. Our first design with spring-loaded hinges controlled by bungees - that was too explosive and tore itself apart after a few times. Plan B is to have a motor/roller on the first panel that pulls the others out.