25-02-2003 22:10

Jeff_Rice

THis is a cool robot- is that lexan or plexiglass I see?

Also, I notice many swiss cheese speed holes. Is it typical for teams to add those?

25-02-2003 22:12

Dan Richardson

kinda looks like the wholes were added for looks, it doesn't look like they would have weight problems, hehe Pink :-) nice choice of color

:-P

looks like a strong reliable bot you go there

25-02-2003 22:13

Stephen Kowski

normally the holes are typical, not for the speed, but to get within the weight requirement

26-02-2003 00:07

Gadget470

Speed Holes is a term from an episode of The Simpsons. Homer was dressed as Krusty the Klown at a car dealership. The Springfield Mafia tryed to kill Krusty (Homer) via bullets. All shots missed and hit the hood of the car Homer was thinking about buying.

"What are these holes?"
"Those are .. speed holes .. they make the car go faster"

Good ol' used car salesmen techniques.

Well, Homer didn't get the car, but he did take a pick-axe to his to put in "Speed Holes" all the while bragging to the godly witted Flanders.


Yeah, I need sleep.

26-02-2003 00:27

Katy

*does the happy dance* pink! We were the pink and black team but this year we didn't get to keep those colors (sponsors chose the colors and the guys on the team didn't want to be forced to wear pink again)

26-02-2003 00:44

Kris Verdeyen

Good to see your new robot. Good luck to you guys this year. I'll try to think pink as much as possible.

And I think the term "speed holes" has been around for much longer than the Simpsons. I remember seeing an old indy car (like really old) in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum that had tons of holes drilled in it to make it faster, not because of aerodynamics (which would actually have the opposite effect, I think) but for weight. The lighter the car, the less weight the engine has to accelerate, hence, "speed holes".

26-02-2003 08:50

Josh Hambright

my exact quote when i looked at this picture
"WOW! THats a bright pink robot"

the teacher standing behind me was like 'woah, yes it is...is this for that robotics competition thingy?'

26-02-2003 16:05

Ash

Thanks

Hey, thanks everybody... And let me tell you, the pics don't do it justice. I'm looking forward to seeing you guys on the field (I'm the base driver this year).

-Ash

26-02-2003 16:39

EStokely

Pink

I like it.

Looks solid and in the weight range after the diet

For Katy (Don't you have classes today?)

26-02-2003 22:45

Ash

Sorry...

I sorta didn't answer your post Jeff. That would be lexan on top. of the color "Smoke", I believe.

Also, we weigh in at about 126 pounds... we have that exrta .1 inches around the belt

Stud Man Dan, thanks for the vote of confidence

Sorry to hear that Katy... PINK ROCKS!!!

Thanks verdyw...

oneangrydwarf, it shure is

I do too EStokely.

Have a great time this year guys! hope to see you all at the comps!!!

-Ash

26-02-2003 22:52

AJ Quick

PINK!

... I would have loved to do our robot in pink, but well.. the sponsors said no... and well.. half the team.

26-02-2003 23:09

yangotang

Cool bot... but why pink?

26-02-2003 23:10

David Lantz

Great Bot! I like the pink... I'm starting to hear an echo...

Is it just me or does the title of the pic say "arms out" when it seems the arms are in?

Oh well, I like the bot and wish you guys good luck.

26-02-2003 23:31

Ash

OK

Sorry to hear that AJ... its a really awesome color!

Well yangotang, when we were a rookie team, we had a spirit team meeting. And not a single guy showed up. You can figure it out from there...

About that...walesjd, our arm operator this year, he can get a bit distracted...I think its fixed now. Maybe...

27-02-2003 12:03

walesjd

Hey there all, yeah, I posted the pics with the wrong titles first, but I fixed it now, lol. Anyway, we design the holes into our robot as we build it to allow for everything we want to do, no last min swiss cheezing to do, and we always end up right near the weight limit. Glad you all like the pink, and I agree with ash, the pics really dont do it justice.

Josh

27-02-2003 17:12

Ash

Hehe

Yeah PBJ, don't feel bad about the pics, its "expected" of you.



-Ash

28-02-2003 03:19

Katy

(Stokely: I left that post at 02-25-2003 09:27 PM according to the little thing next to where I posted by my computer...)

Is that flat space in the middle just random or do you make stacks on it to place down later?

28-02-2003 14:28

Ash

Its...

Its there so we can go under the bar . It is just an empty space due to our arm design...and we don't have enough weight to put anything else in there.

-Ash

02-03-2003 19:59

Pin Man

I really dig the color...

04-03-2003 18:28

Dr. Bob

Can we request more picture of the pretty barbi bot?







#233 Gives a new meaning to the song "Pretty in Pink"

04-03-2003 23:10

walesjd

Hmm, more pics ehh? Yeah, I can dig up some more for ya, such a beautiful bot deserved the full photo shoot (though I must say if everyone in the world thought she was ugly, it wouldn't matter, after that much time together, I'd know she was beautiful). As for being the barbie bot, she is pink, definately barbie pink, and to top it off what you can't see well in the pics is that there's a prismatic additive which was supposed to give a bit of a color change effect, but in the end looks like glitter. So there you have it, barbie pink with glitter

Josh

04-03-2003 23:27

Ash

Haha

Hey, look at this, the last 3 posts have been from members of the pink team. POST SLUTTING!!! Anyway, I hope all the ladies can tell from walesjd's post that he is more "interested" in the robot than all you fine gals...

Haha...

-Ash

05-03-2003 15:49

walesjd

Thanks Chris for that vote of confidence, but I think considering your position you don't want to start mud slinging

Josh