how many teams are driving now?

[OneAngryDaisy]

Originally Posted by Alavinus

Team 1123 is/was driving as of Thursday. We then proceded to rip apart the miter gear boxes to make sure they mesh right. After much fine tuning the robot is driving again and we are just waiting on the arm guys to finish their 10.5 ft monster.

By the way... anybody having any suggestions to add 50 lbs. to the robot- we are a little underweight

in 2001 we were insanely underweight (50 lbs total) so we bolted a huge steel plate to the bottom of our bot. I would reccomend doing that or adding something easily removable so when you discover you need another 10 pounds you won't be stuck with a huge blob of metal welded on your frame

[Matt Adams]

Originally Posted by Alavinus

arm guys to finish their 10.5 ft monster.

By the way... anybody having any suggestions to add 50 lbs. to the robot

My initial thoughts are to make that arm a big beefy monster! At 10.5 feet... I can imagine that there could be a lot of bending and torque issues. You might as well beef up the arm and use him defensively!

Good luck!

Matt

[ShadowKnight]

currently, our drive train and electronics and good...the motor/gear/sprocket assembly is finished...it isn't gonna be touched...at all...the electronics for the most part are done and our arm is gettign there. We paln on having driving tests in a week or so...hopefully less but you run with what ya got...that's where we're at...

[Andyski101]

we were driving last thursday but we flipped ourselves going onto the 6" step . afew repairs and we'er running again. our second robot is still a distant dream.

[ESchneider]

We got something that drives.

[Daniel Brim]

Team 294 is rolling, but not driving. We even roll straight (imagine that). We do have a warp in the frame, but we are pretty close to square (As seen in image gallery). Hopefully we will be driving by Wednesday.

-Daniel

[BillyGoats]

Just got our drive train and out landing gear wired up and running today.

Check out our pics off the whole building process!

http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/robo...photos2004.htm

New ones should be added tonight. 2/9/04

[Pat Roche]

Team 134 is driving with no problems...just tweaking with ratios...final base

-Pat

[Josh Fritsch]

we just got one of our two chassis running this past monday. It should be driveable by tonight...hopfully , but we still have two sub-systems to finish as well as mount and wire for our competition bot. Needless to say we still have work to do and it will probably come down to the wire like usual.

[Rhs953]

we have the motors runnig, but the key stock isnt in yet.

[Levaman]

To all teams that think they are doing good: Team 616 is up and running. By the time the last person leaves to day, we will probably being doing a decent but shaky auton mode.
Everyone thinks they did good to be running and driving early with no subsystems. That's you first mistake. In a few minutes, we will be ahead of everyone in the NASA Langely VCU Regional.

Good Luck. You will all need it.

[Sachiel7]

Ok, not to be rude here, but that's not entirely very GP-ish, and looking at the number of posts you've had, I'm not suprised.

I appreceate your competitiveness, however, you should be cheering on those who have come thus far, escpecially rookies.
Remember, a bot with NO subsystems can still play the game. If a bot simply drives well, It can go far. We even got as far as the eliminations last year after we had to scrap our subsystems for weight.

So, congrats on being a bit ahead, but don't flaunt it here. Instead, congratulate those who have gotten as far as a driving chassis, and try to help those having problems. That's how you're known in FIRST. Not by how well you think your bot can kick everyones butts.

[greencactus3]

Originally Posted by Sachiel7

you should be cheering on those who have come thus far, escpecially rookies.
Remember, a bot with NO subsystems can still play the game. If a bot simply drives well, It can go far.

yes! thank you! we wish we were that far ahead... we just finally got half of our wheels on (which means we probably will have more than one wheel eventually) haven't even looked at our electronics yet.
the kind of help we need is probably some one who can draw out a very detailed schedule. and probably someone who can keep everyone from leaving early and work on something useful.
is there a good way to encourage people to come work on the robot on weekends? the only way i've come up with is buy offering free lunch.
and it still doesn't work. i think our team has maybe 10 people, but the only ones working on it are 3?
have to find a way to chain these slackers.

[Sachiel7]

i think our team has maybe 10 people, but the only ones working on it are 3?

Sounds familliar
Our first year was exactly the same. We didn't even get ours driving properly, so you guys are probably ahead of us there
Good Job getting as far as you have. If all else fails, get a driving chassis out on that field. It'll do you justice.
Which regional you guys going to?
Anyway, congrats to those who have just gotten something constructed. I've seen teams that haven't even gotten off the drawing board in time.
Great going to all!

[Biff]

We are happy to be dirving on two motors yesterday, did some turn testing in the gym, no trouble there, went to find some carpet. Not as good a story, if you from a dead stop do full forward left and full revese right. It just stalls, (at 150 amps), (get off it quick, havent' blown breakers yet) ordered more sprokets and hope the drill motors, which we just about got on will help. Big issue 2/3s of our mentors and our programmer are off for the whole week end. Still better (I hope) than last year.