1114 Launcher

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

Yep, and the target on 1114/2056's back just got a bunch bigger for next year... Nobody wants to see them go 3 years in a row taking GTR AND Waterloo together. (Never mind that 1114 are now 4time defending champions of GTR)

Agreed! We will be trying to top them again....next year. and now that we failed at it this year, I hope they win in Atlanta, not only because they deserve it but, also because then our team can say we lost twice in semis to world champions lol

And I think the reason they are so darn good, is mainly because the bot is very well contained (it doesn't break out of the 28x38x5ft box much) so the driver can drive the course without much thought of damaging the bot, not having to worry about arms and stuff getting hung up with other robots or feild elements, greatly increases you driving abilities. That and they have had a billion years of driving that thing (they ALWAYS do a two speed 6 wheel drive)

I love the bot, and how simple it is. I hope it goes all the way this year!

Good luck in Atlanta 1114!

[A_Reed]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

Yep, and the target on 1114/2056's back just got a bunch bigger for next year... Nobody wants to see them go 3 years in a row taking GTR AND Waterloo together. (Never mind that 1114 are now 4time defending champions of GTR)

...in hindsight they were one match from making it 5 in a row(2004)

Great machine guys!

[s_forbes]

I don't think it's necessarily the shooter on Simbotic's robot that makes it work so well, it's the fact that every single part has been worked on and fine tuned to do its job efficiently. The drivetrain is fast, the pick-up is reliable, the auto racks up tons of points. Probably most importantly, their drivers are very skilled. Good driving is an enormous part of the game! If they had a bad driver trying to control it, they would just be just like any of the other dozens of good teams this year.

[Akash Rastogi]

Could we see a pic of that dog gear? That'd be great since I'm still learning a lot of mechanical techniques involved with FIRST robots

[AustinSchuh]

I would imagine the dog gear would work in a very similar way to the dog gear in the AM shifters and look very similar also. The only difference would be that the AM shifter would shift between high gear and low gear, while 1114's arm gearbox would shift between engaged and un-engaged.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by mark johnson

I GET IT!! WE HAVE TIM HORTONS IN MICHIGAN AND THERE AWSOME!!!

Obviously you haven't been to a Krispy Kreme recently...

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Obviously you haven't been to a Krispy Kreme recently...

I can't speak about the doughnuts and timbits/doughnut holes (never tried the ones at Timmy's), but the coffee is no comparison. Tim Hortons coffee is simply the best you'll ever get at any fast food restaurant.

[ReaperGoat]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I can't speak about the doughnuts and timbits/doughnut holes (never tried the ones at Timmy's), but the coffee is no comparison. Tim Hortons coffee is simply the best you'll ever get at any fast food restaurant.

oh man...for coffee, it's dunkies (dunkin donuts) all the way!
(i love the holy trinity of New England...you can't go far in any city without being in viewing range of a Dunkin Donuts (or coffee shop), ATM, or convenience store)


but 1114's shooter is amazing to watch...i'll sit around and pull up video of it when i'm having a slow afternoon

[Protronie]

Originally Posted by ReaperGoat

oh man...for coffee, it's dunkies (dunkin donuts) all the way!
(i love the holy trinity of New England...you can't go far in any city without being in viewing range of a Dunkin Donuts (or coffee shop), ATM, or convenience store)

YES!!!!!!! Ohhhh how I miss Dunkies coffee!
And Cumberland Farms, and Hot Dog Charlie's.....

All I can say about 1114... awesome robot. Its going to take a powerhouse to beat them... I hope they team up with 1024 @ Big A cause them two playing against each other.... whooooo what a battle!

[dtengineering]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

ohh and another little timbit (you need to be Canadian to get that)....

More specifically... Eastern Canadian. Sure we have Timmy's out here in the west (although not on every second street corner...) but ever since they stopped making their doughnuts fresh they have gone downhill in a sad, sad way. Still, their massive advertising somehow keeps them popular amongst those who need the calories to stay warm while they are shoveling snow.

What was this thread about again?

Jason