How old is your oldest robot

[ns3517]

We just took apart our 2014 robot as well as our 2015 MAR winning robot to make space.

[ebmonon36]

Our oldest is our first robot that is semi-functioning, 2003. It is complete except for the solenoids for the pneumatics.

Others that are still functional (might need to reinstall a victor or two) are 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015.

We still have the main structures assembled in robot form for 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

2008 and 2012 were both dismantled. One was for safety reasons, the other...well we don't talk about it.

[Knufire]

2015.

[Boe]

We have gutted chassis' going back to 2010 but our oldest running bot is 2013.

[tindleroot]

Our oldest robot is our rookie (wooden) robot from 1998. A student on the team last year got the robot driving, although the manipulator didn't function. We still have every robot the team has ever made. The biggest change we have made to any bot is scrap the electronics for use.

[Jon Stratis]

For us, it's 2010... Although I'm stretching the definition of "working" - it's a mecanum not, and one of the wheels fell off last year. And by fall off, I mean the entire wheel raider we built to get over the bumps broke into pieces. Fortunately, the student who built that drive train has returned as a mentor... ,

[Libby K]

1923's 2009 & 2011 robots (our gold-medalists) are shells in storage/will be displayed in our new space this upcoming year. We'll be adding 2015 to that display as well but will likely not keep MKI: X functional.

Our 2013 robot, RoBART, is still our demo machine. A little shaky, but the frisbees are always a crowd pleaser.

[Christopher149]

Oldest working: 2013 (we took the climber off, but it still throws frisbees)
Oldest with all its features still intact: 2014

Robots where I can (definitely) still point out pieces of it: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, and a different team's 2012.

[Peyton Yeung]

For 45, the 1992 robot is the oldest bot we still driving and functional.

Functional

• 1992
• 1996
• 1998
• 2004
• 2008
• 2009
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015

Many of the robots not on the list are still relatively mechanically intact but lack electronics.

On 461 we only have our 2012, 2014, and 2015 robots functioning.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung

For 45, the 1992 robot is the oldest bot we still driving and functional. ... Many of the robots not on the list are still relatively mechanically intact but lack electronics.

Do you still have the 2003 Ball Drive?*

That one is very cool. It was the topic of the earliest conversation I can recall having with Andy Baker. The team had it stashed behind the hockey wall in the back of their pit, so it wouldn't confuse the inspectors.
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[CoachC]

2015. No sponsors. No money. We cannablize everything down to the wires.

[mrmummert]

1610 robots in the following order and condition...
(also some information on former FRC team 616's robots)

2005...still intact, getting a C Rio and pnuematics redone.
2006...Still intact and running except no Autonomous.
2007...Taken apart and frame used for our current robot cart
(we decided to take it apart mainly because our 2011
robot was almost a carbon copy of it with a mini bot
added)
2008...RIP
2009...(no robot built that year)
2010...Taken apart. currently the frame and wheels are used
as a prototyping platform.
2011...still intact, currently not running.
2012...Upper section removed (shooter and ball pick up)
Lower drive section (frame, drive system and
electronics still intact. We kept that as its our only
8 wheel drive robot system.
2013...still intact, nearly running.
2014...still intact and running.
2015...mostly intact as of this writing, but due to be taken
apart (mostly because it was such a crappy robot and
we need some of the parts for a better built off season
robot.

Also...We are sorta related to nearby former team 616. Although 616
hasn't been around since 2006 we know where their former
robots are kept and plan on acquiring them in the future.

2001...in pieces.
2002...in pieces.
2003...almost completely intact, not running.
2004...still intact, not running.
2005...still intact, not running

[kyle_hamblett]

Currently, the oldest robot that is fully intact is our 2014 robot. Our 2012 robot is sitting on the cart lacking turret code and mecanum wheels. We still have the frame for our 2010 robot, which we disassembled in 2014.

[Peyton Yeung]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

Do you still have the 2003 Ball Drive?*

That one is very cool. It was the topic of the earliest conversation I can recall having with Andy Baker. The team had it stashed behind the hockey wall in the back of their pit, so it wouldn't confuse the inspectors.
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Yes. The 2003 ball drive is up and functional. Surprisingly it can make 5 stacks without a can.

[hardcopi]

1982... wait... does our Hero 1 robot count? If it is FRC robot... 2015 mostly still works... when parts get in it will be fully functional for WMRI.

2013 is all there but needs new code and we want to switch to a Robo Rio... all the others are in various states. Even our practice bot from last year looks like we left it overnight in a bad neighborhood. No wheels, stripped to bare frame, arm off, etc.