under 2 sec Mini bot

[JesseK]

Under 2 seconds, huh? I'll bet that if we see some under 2-second MINIBOTs, we'll also see some batteries that are overcharged and leaking by the end of competitions.

[Tytus Gerrish]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Under 2 seconds, huh? I'll bet that if we see some under 2-second MINIBOTs, we'll also see some batteries that are overcharged and leaking by the end of competitions.

universal smart charger $35

it's an essential piece of equipment for Airsoft. it saves you from destroying your batteries. i suggest you grab one of you are worried about overcharging

[Racer26]

Jesse isn't worried about overcharging per se.

They're saying that to achieve sub-two second climbs, those minibots will be depending on an overcharged battery (to squeeze that extra little bit of performance from) to do so, and thus by the end of competitions, they'll be damaged.

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Tytus Gerrish

universal smart charger $35

it's an essential piece of equipment for Airsoft. it saves you from destroying your batteries. i suggest you grab one of you are worried about overcharging

I believe the chargers we got for the FTC batteries are almost identical to this (without the branding/different color)

-Brando

[santosh]

we just got 1.6, i will post the youtube soon once it is uploaded.

[Chris27]

Originally Posted by TEE

I'm pretty sure that minibot didn't have a battery pack onboard

You really want to count on that?

[TEE]

Originally Posted by Chris27

You really want to count on that?

did it?

[BJC]

Today while at work I was doing some math on my phone and I got the theoretical time very nearly below 1 second.

[Swampdude]

Those of us who can/have done it aren't likely to show anything until competition, otherwise everyone will be doing it. Even then keeping them covered in the pit might be common. It's so easy to reconfigure these tetrix kits.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Swampdude

Those of us who can/have done it aren't likely to show anything until competition, otherwise everyone will be doing it. Even then keeping them covered in the pit might be common. It's so easy to reconfigure these tetrix kits.

I agree. Has anyone considered having a 3 second bot for Thursday and Friday, and saving the sub-2 second bot for Saturday as a secret weapon?

[Cyberphil]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

I agree. Has anyone considered having a 3 second bot for Thursday and Friday, and saving the sub-2 second bot for Saturday as a secret weapon?

That is interesting. But even then, if it uses the same tetrix parts, and if another team has the parts needed, I think they could create it over lunch or something. I think it is a good idea to keep your design concealed, but you can keep it concealed even when you are using it in competition.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

I agree. Has anyone considered having a 3 second bot for Thursday and Friday, and saving the sub-2 second bot for Saturday as a secret weapon?

I would say this is a bad plan since you are doing an unnecessary limit. Do not purposely weaken your team's capability to effectively complete the challenge. Do your best at qualifications so you can use the "secret weapon" during eliminations.

EDIT: after reading Cyperphil's post, if you want to really hide then cover the minibot with polycarbonate since its allowed.

[davidthefat]

Wait a minute here... So teams have already build (or at least prototyped) their minibots already? Our team only has the CAD and a prototype made with servos. We are behind.

edit: our design is so crazy that I doubt that any team can fabricate the deployment system and the minibot in the 2 day period.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

Wait a minute here... So teams have already build (or at least prototyped) their minibots already? Our team only has the CAD and a prototype made with servos. We are behind.

My team started prototyping the day we got the FTC kit. We went through I think at least 4-5 different prototypes already. Forgot if our current minibot is going to be final design.

[Cyberphil]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

Wait a minute here... So teams have already build (or at least prototyped) their minibots already? Our team only has the CAD and a prototype made with servos. We are behind.

edit: our design is so crazy that I doubt that any team can fabricate the deployment system and the minibot in the 2 day period.

Yes. We have had about 4 prototypes, all along the same lines. No final product has been created, but proof of concept has been shown. We figured that since it is such a huge part of this game, it was necessary to spend a significant amount of time on it.

I agree that the toughest part would be to create the deployment system also. Depending on what teams use to start the minibot, it will be very tough to fabricate something at competition that deploys it, or even modify their current design to allow for the new minibot.