Robot Cart Suggestions

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Gear

to pimp it out anodized aluminum leds and a fog machine maybe.

I would keep the anodizing and the LED's and ditch the fog machine.

While it would look cool, you will never be able to effectively control the fog and it's just gonna be totally unpractical at robot competitions.

Not to mention possibly illegal as far as the rules go.. If it's not, it should be.

[Bcahn836]

Originally Posted by Gear

1625 might build a cart with two wheel chair motors in the back and casters in the front a stand on the back for the person who drives it were planning a scissor lift to raise it from around 6 in off the ground to around 36 or so.
anyone have a suggestion should i use pneumatics of hydraulics steal a car jack cylinder or something. to pimp it out anodized aluminum leds and a fog machine maybe. any help with the piston problem would be appreciated we have the pneumatics and compressor from the 2005 season.

With some one standing on the back of the cart you first must make sure there is enough weight in the front to make sure the casters stay on the ground. on the lift i would use some thing pnuematic. For one it is less of a mess, lighter and safer in my opinion.
And make sure the fog machine isn't going to set off any smoke alarms that could get interesting.