pic: 1714 Polycarb prototype Crab Drive (backdrop1)

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by EricH

Fixed...

Adam, read the 2007 design book for about the first robot they made out of the stuff. If it weren't for all the stickers and lights you have to have, it would have been virtually invisible. I haven't seen one of theirs since... or seen pictures, either.

They're clearly pretty good at working with polycarb.

Bonus points to Adam for getting me started on a pun trail...

Heh. Technically in 2007 we had a kit frame hidden in there somewhere. This year, the only metal in the whole robot was in Toughboxes, drive sprockets, motors, transmissions, shafts, and the controls; we used Poly Cord extensively to connect belt runs too (though not for drive, we're not THAT hardcore anti-metal )

I think a swerve module out of this stuff should open an interesting in-team discussion as to what the limits of our fabrication abilities are with the relative commitment to polycarbonate as a build material; projects like these that "push it" of course being extensively tested in the preseason to ensure they would work. It is significantly faster and easier for our team to fabricate out of polycarbonate; it's not all "cool factor" (though I can't say that doesn't play a small role). Every team's shops have their limits, maybe we're approaching ours? We'll find out!

Clearly.

(I was tempted to make this whole post in clear text...)