Coolest 'Bot Carts

[Rick TYler]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everyone's posting pics of 'bots and teaser-sections, but where is the real photo action? I want to see pics of carts.

(And yes, I'm the mentor for the team building the cart. Why do you ask?)

[Bcahn836]

I am currently working on building our teams new robot cart. It has enough space to hold 2 kit boxes and 2 tool boxes plus extra metal and stuff. It is also a shipping crate for our tools and spare parts. It is motorized using 2 electric wheel chair motors and the electronic components from our 2002 robot. And will also be our cart for the robot as well as a work bench and seating for our pit crew.

[Koko Ed]

All discussions about who has the coolest robot cart begins and ends with Truck Town Thunder.

[Bcahn836]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

All discussions about who has the coolest robot cart begins and ends with Truck Town Thunder.

Definitely that one was awesome. If I am not mistaken I saw it in ATL last year.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Bcahn836

Definitely that one was awesome. If I am not mistaken I saw it in ATL last year.

I was told they have five different versions of it including a Hummer.

[russell]

Originally Posted by Bcahn836

I am currently working on building our teams new robot cart. It has enough space to hold 2 kit boxes and 2 tool boxes plus extra metal and stuff. It is also a shipping crate for our tools and spare parts. It is motorized using 2 electric wheel chair motors and the electronic components from our 2002 robot. And will also be our cart for the robot as well as a work bench and seating for our pit crew.

How are you gonna drive that? Are you gonna have controls on it, or a tether or what?

[Bcahn836]

Originally Posted by russell

How are you gonna drive that? Are you gonna have controls on it, or a tether or what?

Yes it will be tethered, and we are using a joystick from 2003. The motors are set about walking speed so we will just walk behind it with the robot secured to the top.

[russell]

Sweet, I gotta do something like that . That one guy early this season was talking about making a hover cart. Has anyone ever seen something like that? It would be relatively easy to make but probably very loud.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by russell

Sweet, I gotta do something like that . That one guy early this season was talking about making a hover cart. Has anyone ever seen something like that? It would be relatively easy to make but probably very loud.

130+ pounds of robot and the cart itself may be a tad too heavy to raise with fans operated on a 12 volt battery

[Conor Ryan]

who says you need to use a 12 volt battery? You can go bigger, or even possibly use gas.

[Bcahn836]

The electric wheel chair motors are running off a 14V battery that came with the donated wheel chair, Plus we are running the 2002 revolving light, 2 big muffin fans and some other lights in the electronics area. I think we would kill a 12V pretty quickly.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

130+ pounds of robot and the cart itself may be a tad too heavy to raise with fans operated on a 12 volt battery

Route the output of a gas-powered leaf blower into a flexible skirt and Bob's your uncle. Might be a little loud, though.

- Rick

[a1steaksauce]

If anyone's wondering who's going to own the Houston regionals in bot-carting, its definately going to be Team Kaos. Believe me...ya'll ain't ready for this. Maybe I'll post a teaser soon... I'll have to get some pics together.

[Andrew Y.]

our teams cart is pretty basc..dont have a pic of it but let me try to describe



orange flatbed
1200 pound hydrolic lift
heavy as anything
we can lift or lower the robot while it is being worked on
lift or lower tools and battery boxes so u dont havta use your back

[the_short1]

1305's cart(its drivable), and 68 truck town thunder.. definately..

for audio. ..hmm i forget the team name and number.. they had a bunch of subs, dvd player, blue neons,, awsome operator interface.. . and their robot was at the champs and great lakes.. . . their robot liked the bouce on their air filled wheels..