pic: ThunderChickens 2007

[woody]

Does your end effector rotate to take tubes from the human player? Or do you have some other sneaky plan for this?

[Tetraman]

All these robots are beginning to look similar. This makes me worry and wonder.

[Andrew Blair]

FIRST designed the game to generate similar designs. 1 tube at a time, no herding, 72" rule. This year, the best robots will be separated by their strategy and skill, not their mechanical design. Which is good and bad I think...

But the robot looks awesome guys! And anodizing weighs less than powder coat...

[Lil' Lavery]

Astounding. I can't wait to see you guys in Atlanta and Indianapolis.
I love the lift design, but I love the 8-bar even more.
How well does the gripper work if the tube isn't fully inflated?

[Jeremytice]

Hey guys great job. Your robot looks amazing!

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Any videos? The 8 bar link seems pretty cool.

[Kevin Kolodziej]

Its not often that a robot leaves me speechless, but this one sure did! I think I'm in love....can I have it when you're done with it??????

Amazing job guys...and those ramps, not only are they beautiful, but if they work the way I think they work.....pure genius. I have to see this arm in person too.

I'm going to a lot of regionals this year, but you guys won't be at any of them. PLEASE don't break it before Atlanta!!!

[Gabe]

Impressive, massive robot. I do want to see that ramp deploy!

[bam_415]

thats awesome!

[Huskie65]

Very Colorful! Great bot.

[Daniel Brim]

Actually, the robot didn't remind me so much of legos as it did of a painted erector set. I think I get the gist of how the arm works, but I would love to see videos of this thing in action to make sure. Also, it amazes me how much a team can do in the weight limit with effective system integration.

[Joel J]

Interesting.

[Brandon Holley]

wow...i <3 the thunderchickens

[Joe Matt]

It looks Legoish, which isn't bad at all! Really cool! Great job guys!

[AdamHeard]

Could you explain more about how the arm works?