Innovative designs

[Michelle Celio]

We don't really machine anything on our team. The most er "advanced" thing I would say we have is a drill press which I'm scared of so I really don't know what they use it for. I mean yeah we have a machine shop at one of our schools (a small one, none the less but we didn't really use it). Most of our materials do come from Home Depot or another store of the like. We did a pretty decent job this year at UCF. We seeded 32 (of 51). I think we could of done better if part of our robot wasn't snapped off in one of the practice matches, but then again...PVC breaks easy so we should of seen it coming.

Originally Posted by TubaMorg

I'll start with an example: One team found some flourescent orange snow fence netting to use for their ball hopper (sorry I forget the team number). Functional, lightweight....and ugly! I love it!

We had I think the similar stuff, from your explanation that is.

[ebarker]

The stock kit frame, with some angle aluminum from Home Depot, and some speciality plywood (baltic birch). A couple of people have asked if we did CNC, but no, just a hand drill with a hole saw.

Drill press, band saw, router, skilsaw. That is about it.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellrobotics/103248144/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellrob...n/photostream/

[KenWittlief]

anybody see any catapults yet?

pneumatic ball launchers?

springy poof wackers?

surgical tube slingshots?

[Eldarion]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

anybody see any catapults yet?

surgical tube slingshots?

MARSBots, IIRC.

[JackN]

Team 970 used a catapult. Team 1248 used what looked like a pinball launcher to shot balls

[Master Dictator]

If you were at NJ regional my team 528 we used that big orange snow netting. No problems with it at all.