Official Rebound Rumble Thread

Originally Posted by om23

who started already? we don't start planning things out until Monday?

We already have our drive half finished, and essentially finished design, and starting to order parts for robot #2.

I'm as surprised by this as most people are. :|

[Garten Haeska]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

We already have our drive half finished, and essentially finished design, and starting to order parts for robot #2.

I'm as surprised by this as most people are. :|

Is there a like button?

[joek]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

We already have our drive half finished, and essentially finished design, and starting to order parts for robot #2.

I'm as surprised by this as most people are. :|

holy hell, what, are u guys those stereotypical geniuses who never leave there basements 'cept for FIRST? and the other half pro machinists?! we barely have a good understanding of the game

Originally Posted by joek

holy hell, what, are u guys those stereotypical geniuses who never leave there basements 'cept for FIRST? and the other half pro machinists?! we barely have a good understanding of the game

No, but we joked around during the summer about a basketball game. We designed how it could work, what drives to use, entirely hypothetical stuff.

When we watched the video, we were as shocked as ever! We made some small adjustments to fit the game, and our design was done. Ended last 30 minutes of the meeting by starting the drivetrain, and ordering parts.

I swear I'm going to wake up any moment in bed, it being 5:00 AM, Sunday morning, and this was all a dream.

*For the record, we didn't just magically devise stuff for basketball-like games over the summer. We did a variety of sports, from tennis to baseball, and even water polo (You never know!). It just so happened that during that time we agreed a basketball-like game would play like Aim High, and built off of that.*

[joek]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

No, but we joked around during the summer about a basketball game. We designed how it could work, what drives to use, entirely hypothetical stuff.

When we watched the video, we were as shocked as ever! We made some small adjustments to fit the game, and our design was done. Ended last 30 minutes of the meeting by starting the drivetrain, and ordering parts.

I swear I'm going to wake up any moment in bed, it being 5:00 AM, Sunday morning, and this was all a dream.

*For the record, we didn't just magically devise stuff for basketball-like games over the summer. We did a variety of sports, from tennis to baseball, and even water polo (You never know!). It just so happened that during that time we agreed a basketball-like game would play like Aim High, and built off of that.*

lol, wish we were around for aim high... we started in rack'n'roll

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

No, but we joked around during the summer about a basketball game. We designed how it could work, what drives to use, entirely hypothetical stuff.

When we watched the video, we were as shocked as ever! We made some small adjustments to fit the game, and our design was done. Ended last 30 minutes of the meeting by starting the drivetrain, and ordering parts.

I swear I'm going to wake up any moment in bed, it being 5:00 AM, Sunday morning, and this was all a dream.

*For the record, we didn't just magically devise stuff for basketball-like games over the summer. We did a variety of sports, from tennis to baseball, and even water polo (You never know!). It just so happened that during that time we agreed a basketball-like game would play like Aim High, and built off of that.*

I hope it was sufficiently vague, because:

Originally Posted by R18

Robot elements designed or created before the Kickoff presentation, including software, are not permitted.

Originally Posted by Christopher149

I hope it was sufficiently vague, because:

Essentially, what we designed was: Kitbot on steroids (changed to pneumatic wheels after the video), some sort of hopper to collect the balls, and a turreted shooter. Not very detailed, but once we saw the game, we finished off the details and now have everything set!

Don't worry, it's legal. We spent 4 hours today checking the rules, and we wouldn't dream of breaking them.

[Garten Haeska]

Just though of this while playing Runescape. What if the two robots that we're going on the cooperation bridge left like with 20 seconds left in the game to make sure that it would get done. Would either one of those robot still shoot there basketballs while they are on the bridge, I mean I don't see any rules that this would violate. But correct me if I'm wrong.

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Essentially, what we designed was: Kitbot on steroids (changed to pneumatic wheels after the video), some sort of hopper to collect the balls, and a turreted shooter. Not very detailed, but once we saw the game, we finished off the details and now have everything set!

Don't worry, it's legal. We spent 4 hours today checking the rules, and we wouldn't dream of breaking them.

Shame on you for applying a design to a game instead of using the game to define your design. You are all backwards engineers.

[sharontron]

I would love to get some feedback about my idea for a robot design. Haven't pitched it to my team yet, but I figure I can try the waters on this forum.

In a word: pyramid. With pneumatic suction capacity. The drive train would be a pair of military tracks to develop proper traction for the platforms. Balls would be sucked up via a vacuum that extends from the bottom of the pyramid into the tip of the pyramid's eye.

An arm would extend from the top of the pyramid, grab the ball, and begin dribbling it to increase the potential angle of impact.

A bit complex, but I feel that the dribbling component artfully captures the spirit of basketball. Woodie Flowers talked about Eat Pray Love, the book, in his speech, and in the book, they artfully capture one woman's soul-searching endeavors. This can capture the soul of basketball!!

Would love some suggestions. Thanks!

Originally Posted by sharontron

I would love to get some feedback about my idea for a robot design. Haven't pitched it to my team yet, but I figure I can try the waters on this forum.

In a word: pyramid. With pneumatic suction capacity. The drive train would be a pair of military tracks to develop proper traction for the platforms. Balls would be sucked up via a vacuum that extends from the bottom of the pyramid into the tip of the pyramid's eye.

An arm would extend from the top of the pyramid, grab the ball, and begin dribbling it to increase the potential angle of impact.

A bit complex, but I feel that the dribbling component artfully captures the spirit of basketball. Woodie Flowers talked about Eat Pray Love, the book, in his speech, and in the book, they artfully capture one woman's soul-searching endeavors. This can capture the soul of basketball!!

Would love some suggestions. Thanks!

I'm going to try to say this in the nicest way possible, and I don't mean to be rude in any way: Are you trolling us? Dribbling will be the worst not to mention most impossible (improbable) thing to do in this game. If you are not trolling, I apologize, however that is a very bad way of playing the game. This is FIRST, and I am trying to help you, and this is the honest truth. A simple robot with wheels (tank treads are fine), a normal sized base, and an attachment or so will be a lot better than your description of the robot.

I hope this helps, and remember, I'm only trying to help you succeed. I wish the best of you and your team, and good luck!

Also, since I see this is your first post, you must be new here. So here's the standard welcome from Andrew:

WELCOME TO CHIEF DELPHI!!!

[sharontron]

Thank you, Andrew, for your reply. My idea was actually serious, but thanks for your input. I'm not too familiar with the mechanics of robot building; I generally deal with PR stuff, and thought I'd give some creative (and far-fetched! ) brainstorming a try.

Perhaps in another 10 or so years we can start building pyramid robots, for now I suppose a standard square frame might do the job best!

Originally Posted by sharontron

Thank you, Andrew, for your reply. My idea was actually serious, but thanks for your input. I'm not too familiar with the mechanics of robot building; I generally deal with PR stuff, and thought I'd give some creative (and far-fetched! ) brainstorming a try.

Perhaps in another 10 or so years we can start building pyramid robots, for now I suppose a standard square frame might do the job best!

I do PR, too, and know the difficult transition of going from PR to mechanical. You have to start thinking about what's practical. To tell you the truth, I loved your idea. It was one of the best things I've heard all day! The only thing is, HOW are you going to do it? How will you make the vacuum get the balls to exactly where you want, then have a hand find the balls, grasp them, and then score? One thing I still forget to do is remember to think of HOW I'd do things.

But the main part is that you tried, and used your mind to engineer something. As I tell my team members, "there is no such thing as a stupid idea, just stupid implementation".

Anywho, good luck this year, thanks for asking the question, and keep using your head! I love to see when people use their heads, even if what comes out isn't the best.

[joek]

Originally Posted by sharontron

I would love to get some feedback about my idea for a robot design. Haven't pitched it to my team yet, but I figure I can try the waters on this forum.

In a word: pyramid. With pneumatic suction capacity. The drive train would be a pair of military tracks to develop proper traction for the platforms. Balls would be sucked up via a vacuum that extends from the bottom of the pyramid into the tip of the pyramid's eye.

An arm would extend from the top of the pyramid, grab the ball, and begin dribbling it to increase the potential angle of impact.

A bit complex, but I feel that the dribbling component artfully captures the spirit of basketball. Woodie Flowers talked about Eat Pray Love, the book, in his speech, and in the book, they artfully capture one woman's soul-searching endeavors. This can capture the soul of basketball!!

Would love some suggestions. Thanks!

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
looks complex...

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Physics never disagrees, it just makes it harder sometimes!

just remember -9.8 m/s/s

[theprgramerdude]

Originally Posted by joek

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
looks complex...



just remember -9.8 m/s/s

I like p1 = p2 more. Momentum reaction forces from throwing might be more worrisome on an unstable platform.