pic: 2001: 267's Robot

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Ok, I'll bite. How did this thing trigger its flopping down? Are the back wheels (treads?) touching when it was in starting config?

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

What powered the arm? The 2 pneumatic cylinders?

How much did the goals weigh?

It’s been a while; 2001 was my first season, so take my info with a grain of salt...

The robot had a small weighted tail (final version is visible in the upper-right picture) that was used to tip the bridge so they could go over, and if I remember correctly, it also was used to tip the robot forward at the beginning of the match. I believe that you're correct about the pneumatic cylinders powering the arm. The goals weighed ~75 pounds or so.

This was one of at least three robots that lifted goals. the other two that lifted goals were team 86, and team 282, though I don't think that 282 was capable of lifting them onto the bridge. Ironically, all three of these teams are from Florida (must've been something in the water).

While they always made high caliber machines, this sticks in my mind as one of the most beautiful machines I’ve seen in all of my years of FIRST. Losing Demolition Squad (267 merged with 710 in 2005, who then themselves folded in 2007) was a huge loss to the culture of Florida FIRST.