610 Presents: Stingray

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by Chowmaster4695

Plus who doesn't like Kanye?

Me.

[Joey Milia]

I love the robot and the video, both are amazing.

In addition to all the praise others have already said about the robot, I just wanted to say that your team branding is excellent. Good team branding is something I don't think I see enough of in FIRST and it really makes and impact. I think it's often something that isn't noticed and overlooked but it makes a big difference in how professional a team appears and I wanted to point it out and appreciate it.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Chowmaster4695

Plus who doesn't like Kanye?

Hey, even Kanye himself agrees!

[AllenGregoryIV]

Awesome robot, whoever did your bumper numbers deserves a lot of credit.

What inside your collector rollers (motor, gearbox, etc). Is there a back bearing to support that end of the roller?

[NWChen]

Is your code publicly available?

EDIT: Nevermind, found it here:
https://code.google.com/p/robotics61...%2Fcompetition

[techtiger1]

I am very impressed with the ball collector, that's excellent attention to detail showing why 610 competes at a very high level year in and year out. Excellent production on the video side of things as well.

[barn34]

that intake is awesome, guys! job well done, and definitely an inspiring robot from the defending world champs. best of luck to you guys this year and hopefully we'll see each other again at championships.

...although, one thing that wasn't shown in the video is a hint at what your emergency blocker will be this year. personally, i'm expecting something covered completely in flowers this time...it's just natural evolution. last year, witnessing it first hand, there was obviously plenty of room for more on that thing.

[ice.berg]

Originally Posted by barn34

...although, one thing that wasn't shown in the video is a hint at what your emergency blocker will be this year. personally, i'm expecting something covered completely in flowers this time...it's just natural evolution. last year, witnessing it first hand, there was obviously plenty of room for more on that thing.

You know I was wondering the same thing through out the entire video... Where are the feather boas?? I mean all world class teams use feather boas right?

[barn34]

Originally Posted by ice.berg

You know I was wondering the same thing through out the entire video... Where are the feather boas?? I mean all world class teams use feather boas right?

lol. funny you should mention that. in typical late season build session conversation, we were joking about how awesome our intake would look lined in a feather boa...i think that idea needs to be revisited now.

[Duncan Macdonald]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Awesome robot, whoever did your bumper numbers deserves a lot of credit.

What inside your collector rollers (motor, gearbox, etc). Is there a back bearing to support that end of the roller?

We outsourced the bumper numbers to a local print shop and ran the plywood backing through the CNC router. They look pretty sharp and all of the mounting brackets fit the first time.

The rollers are powered by a Banebots motor through a versa planetary. There is an internal disk supporting the back end of the roller.

Originally Posted by ice.berg

You know I was wondering the same thing through out the entire video... Where are the feather boas?? I mean all world class teams use feather boas right?

The boas were added to lighten the mood after being told to perform a defensive roll. I'm sure we'll find something equally as flamboyant to put on this robot. It's already named after a fish...

[ice.berg]

Originally Posted by Duncan Macdonald

The boas were added to lighten the mood after being told to perform a defensive roll. I'm sure we'll find something equally as flamboyant to put on this robot. It's already named after a fish...

Hahaha, I know our team still gets a good chuckle out of that match.

[barn34]

Originally Posted by Duncan Macdonald

We outsourced the bumper numbers to a local print shop and ran the plywood backing through the CNC router. They look pretty sharp and all of the mounting brackets fit the first time.

The rollers are powered by a Banebots motor through a versa planetary. There is an internal disk supporting the back end of the roller.



The boas were added to lighten the mood after being told to perform a defensive roll. I'm sure we'll find something equally as flamboyant to put on this robot. It's already named after a fish...

Lol. That's just awesome. If that's the inspiration, I think you'd have to nickname a flamboyant blocker "the flounder".

[Keiko]

Great robot as always guys!

Does anyone happen to know what springs your using on your shooter?

Thanks

[Rob Stehlik]

Originally Posted by Keiko

Does anyone happen to know what springs your using on your shooter?

Mcmaster carr part number 9654k424 and 94135k62. One of each per side. We have talked about boosting the power a bit, but the shock loading on the catapult has already required redesign of several components to handle the stress. We'll probably play it safe for our first regional.

[jamierose]

Originally Posted by n1ckd2012

Most impressive!

Can you provide some insight as to why chose your collector design over a BoomDone collector?

Is your catapult cocked and released with a 550 and a giant Cam?

That's exactly how our catapult is fired, although it is geared down quite a bit, as you might expect.

As for your first question, we found that our current style of intake is incredibly effective. It might not be that clear from the video, but if the ball even barely touches our intake rollers from almost any direction, it's in the robot. It may look different from the BoomDone design, but I can pretty much guarantee that it is just as effective, if not more so.