FRC Team 973 2012 Robot :: Encore

[rcmolloy]

After a lengthy build season and strenuous nights after build at shop, the Greybots are proud to present their new addition to the family. As I speak for 973, we are all ready to have an Encore performance from our 2011 season. Right now, this is only what we had going into week one. Some current fixes and additions to make Encore superior are being added today and will be added until we feel they are not needed.

Reveal Video Link: http://bit.ly/wObGYx

On a personal note, I would like to thank the students, mentors, and parents that welcomed me into the 973 family this year. You all really know what it means to outwork the competition and all of you should be proud of what we have and will accomplish this year (I sure am!).

Check us out this weekend as we take it to the court in Long Beach, California for the LA Regional!

[MOEhat]

Very nice robot. Love the creative collector and it's re-direction of the balls to the center! good luck!

[Nuttyman54]

Looks fantastic, very cool to see Emperor Swerve making its official event debut. I will definitely have to stop by your pit at Champs and check this out.

Best of luck at LA and CVR

Beautiful robot Greybots! Excellent machine! I can't wait to compete with Emperor Swerve/Encore at Central Valley!

[ejSabathia]

The "GoPro on a stick" footage gave a unique viewpoint and the video came together well, nice job Cory. Good luck this weekend, tell Adam he'll have to do w/o the commentary of his favorite inspector this year.

[Akash Rastogi]

Nice work with the video Cory, glad you went with that song, it fits well!

The robot is definitely as cool as you described, and I'm sure there's features yet to be unveiled. Is the competition bot all black?

Quick questions: With all the different methods of fabrication mixed into this bot, what went where? For example, the brackets that Tonthat made, what did those get used for? What parts are tube and what is sheetmetal?

What motors/ custom gearbox are running in that shooter?

Is the intake going to double as a bridge manipulator/balance bar or will you have dedicated mechanism for that? (I'm guessing this is what some of your additions today will be).

Very cool bot, I look forward to seeing it at the Championships

[tzjin]

Fantastic! I really love your ball intake system. We'll be seeing you at Champs!

[Steven Donow]

Amazing intake. Definitely is a perfect complement to using Emporer Swerve. Awesome machining as well. You guys are gonna do great this weekend.

[nlknauss]

Great looking robot! I wonder why it is called "Encore"?

Anything special with the vision system? Best of luck this year!

[BrendanB]

Truly amazing! I love the progression of 973 robots from 2008 to 2012! Good luck this weekend!

One question, can he cross the bump?

[Grim Tuesday]

Possibly the best intake I have seen yet.

[waialua359]

Great looking robot! Love that swerve drive.

[Joe195]

Great Robot guys! I really loved how you combined many great things into one package, like swerve, accurate turret shooter, intake, etc. Great Job. It would be amazing to team up with you at champs! Good luck!

[rcmolloy]

It's a bit heartbreaking to be sitting in California while the entire team is heading out to St. Louis this week to compete for a title yet again. However, college held me back and it is a priority.

With that said, I just wanted to wish the best of luck to the team this weekend. I know I will be watching as much as I can. Being an underdog in a stacked division could be difficult or a blessing in disguise.

This team has so much to be proud of and I can say from being with them the entire season, they have worked so hard and so much for this one week. With the upsets that came to us in Los Angeles and Central Valley, it is only fitting that winning here would suffice for all that hard work.

Regardless of the outcome, these students along side with my co-mentors should all be extremely proud and happy of their accomplishments.

Good luck this weekend guys! I'll try and be there every step of the way. (almost!)