Bomb Squad 2011 Robot Unveil

[Meredith Novak]

Here is Team 16's Logo Motion robot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0W83_8NWgM

See everyone at Alamo, Midwest, Championships...

[mwtidd]

awesome video!!!
just added it to the scouting pit.

16 years and running!

good luck this year

[Duke461]

Very cool design! Good luck!

[Jeffy]

Very nice! The deflated tube pickup and score was espescially impressive.

Is this the unusual 4 wheel swerve we saw at Cowtown Throwdown or the traditional 3 wheel swerve?

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by Jeffy

Very nice! The deflated tube pickup and score was espescially impressive.

Is this the unusual 4 wheel swerve we saw at Cowtown Throwdown or the traditional 3 wheel swerve?

Only in Bomb Squad world is 3 wheel swerve "traditional" and 4 wheel "unusual."

It is a true 4 wheel swerve with independently steered modules. The one we ran at CTTD was 4 wheels with 3 steering motors.

[James1902]

Amazing robot as always, and congratulations on 16 years of team 16. I'm not sure if Bacon will make it 1,902 years but if we do we'll defiantly steal your phrasing.

good luck, hope to see you guys in St. Louis

[mcb]

Can't wait to see you at Midwest!

[David Brinza]

Another outstanding "2-minute warning" robot!

Congratulations on 16 successful years.

See you in St. Louis!

[kgzak]

Nice robot! First grabber I've seen that can pick up a deflated tube besides ours. Looks like a really fast robot. I'd like to see it in person. Maybe we'll make it to championships to see it

[KrazyCarl92]

So much for our 'unique' "Twenty For Twenty" slogan! Awesome robot!, but no minibot teaser? What gives?

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by KrazyCarl92

So much for our 'unique' "Twenty For Twenty" slogan! Awesome robot!, but no minibot teaser? What gives?

"Twenty for Twenty" is great. We just didn't have to wait that long!

We have minibot(s) and we have video, but it was all from phones (with PINK walls in the background). Our minibot development was going on at a different building and the HD camera was at the practice court.

[Alpha Beta]

The robot looks plenty fast. I can't wait to see if it can juke out the defense. We'll be watching the Alamo webcast to see.

I'm curious as to how the gripper fits into the starting envelope. I'm sure it does, I just can't see it.

Good luck this season. We'll miss you in KC, but hopefully catch you guys in CowTown, if not sooner at Champs.

[Chris Hibner]

Very nice. I can't wait to see you guys in person.

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

I'm curious as to how the gripper fits into the starting envelope. I'm sure it does, I just can't see it.

The "tubenator" fits in between the sides of the mast. It deploys at the beginning of the match and is held in place by a one-way hinge.

[KrazyCarl92]

Originally Posted by Meredith Novak

The "tubenator" fits in between the sides of the mast. It deploys at the beginning of the match and is held in place by a one-way hinge.

That's definitely something I'll have to check out if we wind up as pit mates at the Championship again!