1114 Launcher

[dtengineering]

Originally Posted by Mike Yaremko

I was at GTR this weekend. Obiviously 1114 dominated. I was just wondering if anybody knew how their launching mechanism worked.

According to Clarke's third law, I believe their entire robot works by magic.

Jason

[jimbot]

That sounds about right, maybe little nomes live inside the chasis and work there magic.

Way to go at Colorado Winnovation, you guys ted us with your shooter. (I'm sure we would have won if our launcher worked )

[Jonathan Norris]

ohh and another little timbit (you need to be Canadian to get that), the top arm of their roller claw is actually on a bit of a pivot and has a little piston at the end of it, so when they fire I bet they retract the piston to release the pressure on the ball.

Timbit #2: if you look closely they have another mini puncher on the end of their roller claw which they can use to poke the balls off the overpass. I've only ever seen them use this once, its another shaft in a linear bearing connected to a small piston.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

ohh and another little timbit (you need to be Canadian to get that)

So it's timbit now, not tidbit? Interesting...I'll have to start using that and confusing all my American friends...and then have them laugh at me when I tell them what it means...oh well.

But ending my ramblings- 1114's shooter was awesome. As Don said in Looking Forward's Week 5 predictions thread,

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

I saw 25, I saw 103...and 1114 will eat their lunch. I have seen them, they got everything right this year.

It's true. That machine is above and beyond anything I have ever seen- it rivals 25's 2006 robot in excellence- and that robot was GOOD. The winch/crossbow idea sounds interesting- hope a member of 1114 posts with more specific details on how it works.

[cziggy343]

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

So it's timbit now, not tidbit? Interesting...I'll have to start using that and confusing all my American friends...and then have them laugh at me when I tell them what it means...oh well.

But ending my ramblings- 1114's shooter was awesome. As Don said in Looking Forward's Week 5 predictions thread,



It's true. That machine is above and beyond anything I have ever seen- it rivals 25's 2006 robot in excellence- and that robot was GOOD. The winch/crossbow idea sounds interesting- hope a member of 1114 posts with more specific details on how it works.

or maybe they will just keep it thier own little secret

[mark johnson]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

ohh and another little timbit (you need to be Canadian to get that), the top arm of their roller claw is actually on a bit of a pivot and has a little piston at the end of it, so when they fire I bet they retract the piston to release the pressure on the ball.

Timbit #2: if you look closely they have another mini puncher on the end of their roller claw which they can use to poke the balls off the overpass. I've only ever seen them use this once, its another shaft in a linear bearing connected to a small piston.

I GET IT!! WE HAVE TIM HORTONS IN MICHIGAN AND THERE AWSOME!!!

[Karthik]

You can find out more info on our launcher on our website at: http://simbotics.org/robot

Alternatively, there's a lot of good info in this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=65366

Feel free to ask any specific questions that you might have.

[Diriye]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Feel free to ask any specific questions that you might have.

Ok, how does one go about and stop your robot from scoring?

[Qbranch]

I knew it was electric somehow... but... wow that's a nifty idea. I had no idea there was so much stuff behind the little black poky thing you see when you all on 1114 launch. I'm amazed you haven't won any kind of design award for it yet... or have you and I didn't hear?

Change of subject...

Originally Posted by Diriye

Ok, how does one go about and stop your robot from scoring?

After playing with 1114 in the finals, and against them once or twice in the seeding matches at MWR, my answer is no, you can't flat out stop them, but you can slow them down (still shocked and awed at how little defensive play there was at GTR).

Any shooter can be slowed down with good defense, and yes, it's possible to do defense without getting flags or penalties or playing dirty.

Unless there's some kind of miracle in which teams end up in which divisions(it sure would be nice!), I think we're going to have one heck of a showdown this year on Einstein...

-q

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by Diriye

Ok, how does one go about and stop your robot from scoring?

your thinking the wrong way

the question should be

"how does one go about beating your robot?"

the answer is simple

outscore them or score with them 1:1

(i honestly think there was 1 team that could do this besides 2056 at the Greater Toronto Regional, they were my dark horse team and they were in the finals. unfortunitly, as someone said, bad driving can make a great robot just look good....i think this team might want some driving practice before Atlanta, if one does their research, they will know EXACTLY what team im talking about. I hate to criticize a team that i really like, their team members are really cool, got to know them last year at championships)

EDIT: this is a truly dominating machine, i came in this year thinking... "1114 probably has the biggest target on their backs coming into this season, they better show up", and show up they did. i will never doubt Karthik or Derek again. i think me thinking that motivated them, they read my mind with their magical powers after winning WFA Finals awards...

[Racer26]

Yep, and the target on 1114/2056's back just got a bunch bigger for next year... Nobody wants to see them go 3 years in a row taking GTR AND Waterloo together. (Never mind that 1114 are now 4time defending champions of GTR)

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

Yep, and the target on 1114/2056's back just got a bunch bigger for next year... Nobody wants to see them go 3 years in a row taking GTR AND Waterloo together. (Never mind that 1114 are now 4time defending champions of GTR)

Agreed! We will be trying to top them again....next year. and now that we failed at it this year, I hope they win in Atlanta, not only because they deserve it but, also because then our team can say we lost twice in semis to world champions lol

And I think the reason they are so darn good, is mainly because the bot is very well contained (it doesn't break out of the 28x38x5ft box much) so the driver can drive the course without much thought of damaging the bot, not having to worry about arms and stuff getting hung up with other robots or feild elements, greatly increases you driving abilities. That and they have had a billion years of driving that thing (they ALWAYS do a two speed 6 wheel drive)

I love the bot, and how simple it is. I hope it goes all the way this year!

Good luck in Atlanta 1114!

[Brandon Holley]

I have a question for you karthik.

What is 1114s set up for driver practice/drive training/driver choosing. Obviously you guys have built an incredible machine. However, as many others have said, sometimes a good driver can take a team to the next level. How do you guys handle this part of the team?

[Racer26]

Well, I can't say how their driver training etc goes, but I know that Niagara region's school board has given 1114 (and 1503/1680/2056/2166) the keys to a closed elementary school in the area, and they set up a complete field in the gymnasium of the school.

(I think thats all the NiagaraFIRST teams, anyway)

[Vince lau]

Originally Posted by T3_1565

Agreed! We will be trying to top them again....next year. and now that we failed at it this year, I hope they win in Atlanta, not only because they deserve it but, also because then our team can say we lost twice in semis to world champions lol

And I think the reason they are so darn good, is mainly because the bot is very well contained (it doesn't break out of the 28x38x5ft box much) so the driver can drive the course without much thought of damaging the bot, not having to worry about arms and stuff getting hung up with other robots or feild elements, greatly increases you driving abilities. That and they have had a billion years of driving that thing (they ALWAYS do a two speed 6 wheel drive)

I love the bot, and how simple it is. I hope it goes all the way this year!

Good luck in Atlanta 1114!

they also have done tank tread in 05 and 06 i think