how far have you gotten on your robot?

[jesusfreakmths]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

YAY! the magic smoke is back!! I haven't heard about any Victors smoking...you DO have it hooked up to the fuse block, right?

I believe that we connected it right. The positive wire from the 120amp cut off switch connects to the 40amp fuse then straight to the victors, right?

well right now we have disconnected the fuses so that it doesn't run for now. we ordered two more victors and are still waiting for those to come in.

[Josh Murphy]

right now we pretty much have alot done but we have alot to be welded right now so we really aren't ahead of the game as we planned

[devicenull]

Originally Posted by jesusfreakmths

So far we have a basic design. we are currently trying to get our robot to move around with out ruining anything. lol.

Has anyone had there speed controller (Victor 884) start smoking and melt?

Anyways we are a little behind, gut are amazed at what we have gotten done so far since we are just a rookie team.

Please tell me you aren't drilling/cutting/filing metal above them? That will kill them really really nicely. Although the RC seems to withstand metal shavings in its pins, the speed controllers don't like them from what I hear.

[Veselin Kolev]

Cad is 90% done
Chassis has been sent out for fabrication and welding
Drive trains are done
Ball capacity: 40

[Elgin Clock]

We got pretty far.

Ball capacity: 149.

[jesusfreakmths]

Originally Posted by devicenull

Please tell me you aren't drilling/cutting/filing metal above them? That will kill them really really nicely. Although the RC seems to withstand metal shavings in its pins, the speed controllers don't like them from what I hear.

our board with all of the electronic parts hasn't even touched the robot yet! hopefully we will get it on the robot soon.

[Andrew Blair]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

I don't know if anyone did this, but if you watch the assembly video from 2005 it says that the set screws will bind, and that you need to replace them with the included replacements...

Yes, but even after you replace them, if that lockwasher is still in place, it will give you trouble. Eventually, through vibration or whatever, it will loosen, fall off, and 50% of the time, bind your gearbox. As Rick said, take it off. It will not make a difference. But yes, disregarding my rant, the setscrew must be replaced.

EDIT--------------------
Not sure if the 2006 ones need it replaced though. Would have thought they'd have fixed that bay now...

okie dokie! time for an update, we just finished 90 percent of our robot base just need to decide now where to mount motors...

*our drivetrain is mostly inside our frame...* HEHEHHEHEHE

[BuddyB309]

we only have some prototypes made from cardboard, we can stop the camera from having fits, and its so freaking cold in our shop! but the 3ds max team (which only consist of me and two other non-dedicated dudes ) is doing well. I just finishing lip synch today and i only had one aneurysms so far .

[greencactus3]

we opened up our boxes and took otu everything... and then pulled out cardboard and had an arts and crafts show. then played marioparty2 and then back to inventor.

[Billfred]

One week in, and after strategizing the heck out of the game, 1293 has together our Kitbot frame and transmissions, with the gear tooth sensors mounted as well.

This week, the aim is to get Chomp ready for wiring.

(Yes, that would also be the first public mention of our 2006 robot's name.)

[Uberbots]

Originally Posted by Billfred

One week in, and after strategizing the heck out of the game, 1293 has together our Kitbot frame and transmissions, with the gear tooth sensors mounted as well.

This week, the aim is to get Chomp ready for wiring.

(Yes, that would also be the first public mention of our 2006 robot's name.)

dang... we have already got our launch systems going.
bam! 12 feet per second. this launcher is pretty awesome. and EXTREMELY accurate (spray range average of about 5 inches)
unbounded we got the launcher to shoot at a maximum of 25 feet per second. so this thing is dangerously powerfull (we even went and fired it at the principal of the school, and OF COARSE he volunteered)

it really stinks that we havent been able to get our closed loop to work, the sensors seem to like to return null values
and the camera? *shiver*

we have gotten pretty far along as far as planning goes, and we have a separate team of brainiacs (non-programmer/building but smart types) who are contemplating the posible strategies. im hoping for a good competion seaon this year!

(i hope i stayed on topic.... im not really good at that as my english papers would say)

EDIT: hey spiffizzle... keep going on that design. it looks really nice so far.

[LPaton716]

Our team prototypes everything first. So as of now it's all in cardboard and PVC. There are some details that need to be figured out with the design before we can put the kit bot chassis together. But we're basically on schedule and I'd say further along than last year so that's good. woot

[AGWSPilot]

We finished the kitbot chassis, we tossed on a couple of gears, and 2 CIM motors from last year, to set up 4 wheel drive. We did some testing, and we got it to push several cinder blocks, but the kitbot wheel slip way too much. We are searching for new wheels. Our camera is shy. It will look at the target, then stare at the ground. For our launcher, we have doodles and equations...

[cire]

We are using the kit gearboxes, not using any other parts of the kitbot though.

Our progress:
Drivetrain design completed, Parts have been ordered and should be done by friday or saturday.
Payload concept is pretty much done, hasnt been designed in detail yet though.
Programmers having fun with the camera i think.
Field is partialy completed.