pic: Team 1501 (T.H.R.U.S.T.) 2009 Skyhawk

[Wayne Doenges]

Here is another video showing Skyhawk shooting.
Sound is muted due to the size of the building we were in.
This was taken at our robot revealing to the public.
Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bne0iw3GaB0

[thefro526]

Wow, I really like how the straight the shooter shoots. Looks like a lot of fun.

One question though, why does it jerk back and forth? Does that have to do with the auto targeting?

[Wayne Doenges]

One question though, why does it jerk back and forth? Does that have to do with the auto targeting?

The camera was getting confused with the lighting in the building as it was much brighter than where we build our bot.

[Luke Pike]

Those shots weren't camera controlled, they were manual. As Wayne said, the lighting was completely different then the shop, messing the camera up. So I switched to manual mode and shot the balls that way. Afterwards I adjusted the brightness for the camera so we could do the promotional video.

As for the jerkiness, that was before I implemented a Proportional control for the turret. Now it's nice and smooth.

[dodar]

DUDE! most of my team and alot of kids from my school believe that is THE MOST EPIC robot we have seen this year!!!

[Wayne Doenges]

DUDE! most of my team and alot of kids from my school believe that is THE MOST EPIC robot we have seen this year!!!

Thanks for the great compliment. I will pass it on the all the students and mentors.

[Katie_UPS]

So seriously, the robot looks like it should be saying

OM NOM NOM

[ComradeNikolai]

Yes! Another pneumatic schooter!

Oh, wait... It actually looks good.
And it works.

Congrats on an awesome 'bot. I wish I could see it in action!

[Shadow503]

nice job you guys! This baby is gonna get tons of camera time for sure!

[SafetyGracie]

Dear 1501 build team,

Thanks for making our bot so pretty. It makes our job a lot easier.

Sincerely,
Team 1501 marketing team.

[Wayne Doenges]

When will we get to see more pictures of it?

Check our website for the build pictures. Pictures are there now.
http://huntingtonrobotics.org/

[Wayne Doenges]

The prize for the Count-the-Rivet contest has been graciously donated by Elston Enterprises. It will be a 1 gig iPod Shuffle.
So come by our pit, at BMR, and take a guess as to how many rivets were used on Skyhawk

[Collin Fultz]

What was the final count on number of rivets? How close was the winning guess?

[Wayne Doenges]

The final rivet count was........Drum Roll........................2395
The winning guess was 1799

[Enigma's puzzle]

you guys have some sort of automatic riveter right? or just some carpel tunnel?