Storage Hunter Finds a FRC Robot

[Steve W]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Narrowing it down a little more, the people are all wearing coats, so it must be from someplace cold.

Or it could be 65 F in Florida

[paragon]

I know what I'm watching at 10!

[treffk]

If the show is real, I find it sad that a team lost a robot and supplies. It would be interesting to hear from someone from their team to confirm if it actually is their 2007 bot and the circumstances in why it ended up on storage hunters.

[Duke461]

the robot was just on in the storage wars episode. It took place in boston as previously guessed. I couldnt identify whose it was still for sure, but it was a 6-wheel drive, and the camera was a 2011 one. two other robots that weren't FRC were inside as well; i couldn't identify them. Whole thing went for 1800 dollars.
As for FIRST recognition, absolutely nothing. One of the main characters in the show said (paraphrasing) she knew about it, and "its some robot MIT makes every year. " not quite.
Oh well, still cool

EDIT: Eric you sure it was 4? im pretty sure i saw chain and 6 wheels.

[whytheheckme]

Here it is!

http://i.imgur.com/iHS5I.jpg

A robot with cRio modules ziptied to the frame, an IFI controller and radio, compressor wires shoved through holes in the AndyMark chassis pieces, a horribly bent axle on the forward right wheel, and muffin fans seemingly glued everywhere!

Does anyone know what happened to this poor robot????

[Billfred]

Looking closer, that's an IFI kitbot. It looks like this was a test mule meant to point the other direction (the camera is on a side rather than the front going by the motor orientation).

The theory floated earlier about the producers fiddling with it sounds plausible...

[EricH]

Drivetrain's Banebots... at 90* to the wheels. Looks like IFI KitBot. 2007 robot, rigged with some 2009 or later parts and a 2011 camera... That was somebody's practice robot that got disassembled, I bet. And then reassembled partly...that pneumatic tubing is very poorly routed.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Duke461

EDIT: Eric you sure it was 4? im pretty sure i saw chain and 6 wheels.

Durn sure. See the picture Jacob linked. 4 wheels, no chain, 2 CIMs through Banebots.

The 6WD was the battlebot with a scooping wedge and a flat top.

[Duke461]

Originally Posted by EricH

Durn sure. See the picture Jacob linked. 4 wheels, no chain, 2 CIMs through Banebots.

The 6WD was the battlebot with a scooping wedge and a flat top.

huh. mine eyes hath deceived me.

[whytheheckme]

Also note the '09 driverstation ziptied to the frame (behind the large muffin fan).

[linuxboy]

Originally Posted by whytheheckme

Also note the '09 driverstation ziptied to the frame (behind the large muffin fan).

Maybe that means it can drive it self! And I bet the cRIO modules communicate wirelessly and that is why they zipped it to the frame. Its actually a very advanced robot.

[biojae]

Originally Posted by linuxboy

Maybe that means it can drive it self! And I bet the cRIO modules communicate wirelessly and that is why they zipped it to the frame. Its actually a very advanced robot.

And it seems that the Digital IO module commands the IFI processor with PWM inputs that are driven by the digital side car.

[Marc P.]

Here's another view...

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/3...huntersfrc.jpg

[Mike AA]

I haven't seen the episode yet (dvr recorded other "less important" stuff) but just looking at the pictures I would have to say someone definately staged the robot. There is NO way anyone would have setup a robot with all the devices all over the place. I suppose its possible for this to be pulled from a storage unit a team had and forgot about but highly doubtful. This could be one of the best cases of i don't know what this is but lets make it look fancy. Wasn't there a team that had a bunch of stuff stolen a while back?

[Cuog]

Based on it being with other non FRC robots, I think it belonged to someone connected to a FIRST team and some other organizations who pillaged leftover parts and was working on some of their own projects.