I know that us FIRST junkies can't go the 9 months without a hit, so I'd like to know what off-season projects you do/robots you build. I built a robot for a school project (great excuse) called Dex. She has a wireless video camer with full pan and tilt (thank you ebay! it was $1) AWD, 4 wheel steering, and a monocoque chassis. I used stock RC car transmissions with Fisher Price motors and an old Basic Stamp RC. It also has a trailer that can raise and fire Estes rockets (no pics of it, sadly). the other robot in the second pic is my team's bot from '04. Andy A and I have also been working on fitting an old cult RC car, the Grasshopper, with a Victor and Fisher Price motor. The results have been phenominal! The victor worked perfectly with an RC control unit (once calibrated) and the FP provides almost too much power... almost ;-). It's powered by two 7.2V packs wired in series, which makes for good top-end on the FP. I don't have pictures of it yet, but they are coming. Any questions about either project email me at
Jamesch13@gmail.com
Post your projects, preferrably with pics!
You all have ample time to get your sleep in from the final day of nationals to the friday before kickoff. There should be no reason why anyone will need sleep for the next 6 weeks and then some. You all have had enough of sleep or hibernation, now its time to wake up and do some work =). - mtaman02 [more] 
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