Our robot is done!

[1619Aaron]

Go with the scissor lift. We did that in 2005 and it worked great. The only problem was our drive base... >< But, we did win the Engineering Inspiration Award with it. First rookie team to ever win it! Anyway, it was awesome.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Brad Voracek

Here's what will probably end up being our final design for this year, with the chassis and the scissor lift (that's what's under that sheet metal). I know everyone says no scissor lifts, but I think we can do it, and it's one of the more efficient methods we thought of, for what we want to do.

... don't mind the cardboard ball. ;P

Questions?

If that's not a prototype manipulator, you may want to make your manipulator a lot more rigid.

Since the two claws only look like they are about 0.5" diameter aluminum tubing, as soon as another team runs into those, or your driver accidentally runs into the wall at the far end of the playing field, they are going to be bent. There are only so many times you can bend them back until they snap.

[boonski]

Seems like a good idea. Seriously going for a scissor lift? Good Luck!
What happened to your real trackball? Did it pop?

[Brad Voracek]

Camtunkpa, yeah sorry, that's what I meant... I said psi but I was thinking of those =/.


Oh, that's -definitely- a prototype manipulator. Thanks for the input though, we plan to make that muchh more rigid, probably using ~3/4 or 1 inch square tubing in the end. Heheh.


... and yeah our ball popped. =( oye. new ones tomorrow hopefully.

[team1203 4life]

how fast will your robot go in feet per second

[Brad Voracek]

haha. thanks Stephen from 342, we can dream =)


... And in feet per second, we're looking at arounnddd ~12? Theoretical speed.