pic: Team 1717's PenguinBot 2008

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Amir

Thanks for noticing our robot from last year. We were really proud of our lift mechanism and we wished that we could have taken it to Atlanta so that more people could have seen it. Our robot lifted for over 700 points at the San Diego Regional.

It had huge panels that were very easy to get on and could lift in less than two seconds. It not only lifted the other two robots but it lifted our own robot as well. It took 800lbs to compress it. The panels were composites made from a foam core with aluminum facesheets. These were hand cut, shaped, and glued together by students on our team.

If anybody is interested, here is a link which shows every one of our lifts both good and bad at the San Diego regional.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okbeHXxAR7A

-Amir

Wow, I agree with Sean, last year's 'bot is awesome as well. Good luck next year. Hope you do well in Atlanta next year as well.