pic: Team 148 - Robowranglers 2010 - Armadillo

[John G]

That is one BA looking robot. I bet we'll see it on Einstein. . . .

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Looks alright, I guess.

[coldfusion1279]

Originally Posted by JVN

Most of these parts were designed by students. They are very complicated. What does that tell you about the students?

I'm so proud of our "kids" I could just explode.

-John

PS - I think you need a hug.

Ah, I think I could make it out from the vid... Interesting I didn't think of that before now.

Good luck this season, not that you'll be needing much 'luck'.

[robodude03]

Wow, just amazing to see the work that both students and mentors put into creating a robot like this. When I create strategies with my team it is always based around playing against such powerful robots such as 148.

Kudos to the entire team and I can't wait to see it in action in the following weeks. Excellent job!

[Chris Fultz]

Rocl On, 148.
Awesome.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by JVN

It's actually very simple. Any team can do it.
The secret is.... 3 weeks of prototyping!

-John

PS - For anyone who followed my build journal on facebook, the ball magnet is the "System #5" I kept cursing during week 2 and 3.

Ball Magnet seems about right...

[Tetraman]

The play by play as to what I said as it was going up the bar:

"Alright lets see...No, its not going that easy...no it's not going to...oh no really...OH WOAH WHAAAAT??!!!?"

[Michael Corsetto]

Is team IFI taking applications? I have a serious case of ball magnet envy...

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Originally Posted by JVN

It's actually very simple. Any team can do it.
The secret is.... 3 weeks of prototyping!

-John

PS - For anyone who followed my build journal on facebook, the ball magnet is the "System #5" I kept cursing during week 2 and 3.

You mean "any team with sponsors like IFI who can cut all their parts for them in a couple of days so they have plenty of time to prototype."

Try designing and prototyping an entire robot in two weeks, and then working with a team of amateur machinists and welders (many of whom don't know the imperial system of units ) and NONE of whom have any experience with tools...

You build a bot that way, and then I’ll be impressed…

No but seriously, I'm freaking impressed

[Cory]

Originally Posted by =Martin=Taylor=

You mean "any team with sponsors like IFI who can cut all their parts for them in a couple of days so they have plenty of time to prototype."

Try designing and prototyping an entire robot in two weeks, and then working with a team of amateur machinists and welders (many of whom don't know the imperial system of units ) and NONE of whom have any experience with tools...

You build a bot that way, and then I’ll be impressed…

No but seriously, I'm freaking impressed

Not all of Team IFI is smart enough to follow that path. Some of us cavemen actually mill everything the hard way

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by JesseK

THANK YOU 148!

For not posting an odd, out of focus, random, or otherwise not-really-a-teaser teaser. The teaser here is in trying to figure out how this thing works, and it has some kick $@#$@#$@# music to boot. Looks great, hope to see you in Atlanta!

Yes.
It's nice to see someone actually post a robot once in while.
Some of us have better things to do than stare at a bunch of parts.

[Chris is me]

There's one build day left for my team, and I just had to see this video of an awesome robot that's basically everything I ever wanted to do plus ten times more. I think I'm crying a little.

Awesome job. The drivetrain, the kicker, the hanger. Aaaah.

[sgreco]

Ummm.....I'm speechless.

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

There's one build day left for my team, and I just had to see this video of an awesome robot that's basically everything I ever wanted to do plus ten times more. I think I'm crying a little.

Don't cry [even virtual tears!] - everything's relative. 148 maximizes the output they get from the plentiful input resources they have, including human. If the output your team generates relative to your team's available inputs is near the same ratio as theirs, be proud of that achievement, as your results are no less impressive.

Most people in FIRST do (and if they don't, should) look beyond the absolute in determining the merits of a team's success each season.

Now on to the business of analyzing this beast, which is, I think, the most aesthetically groovy robot I've seen in my FIRST career (even with the eventual attachment of red/blue bumpers). I can see three sets of black tubing that appear to be tensioned by your arm's probably large tilt system reduction when it tilts back to grab the tower. I also see what I think maybe kinda sorta is two different attachment points near the center of the frame. Definitely one. I presume this tensioning assists the tilt in lifting the robot's max moment up from horizontal. Can you share any clarifications and further details of this particular part of your lift system?

Now I'm off to find a CNC sheet metal company in Northeast Ohio.

[dlavery]

The scariest part of the entire video and discussion is the realization that I know the RoboWranglers will be making the maximum possible use of their 65 pound withholding allowance and the remaining time until their competitions to make this monster ever BETTER. I can't wait to see the real final version.

-dave




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