25-02-2003 20:06

Gadget470

This is one of the few multi purpose bot's I've seen. Being having a stacking capability and a KotH Defensive capability.

I like the No Baby sticker on your stacker

25-02-2003 20:30

Rook

I like the cow catcher.

25-02-2003 21:06

EIROBOTICS86

nice bot guys

25-02-2003 21:50

Stephen Kowski

out of curiosity, how low is that cow catcher to the ground? ur not gonna be hitting the grate with that are ya?

26-02-2003 00:31

Rook

It looks like it is controled by the sprocket on the axle. They can probably lift it for going up the ramp.

26-02-2003 00:47

Gadget470

o0o Just noticed the wings there too. Very nice compact design all around.

26-02-2003 12:32

fox46

Why the cowcatcher? I really like it, but what purpose does it serve, I thought it was illegal to flip other robots? Or do I just have the wrong idea?

26-02-2003 15:01

Rook

No need to flip other robots. You just pick them up a little bit so that they lose traction. When some team brags about how much traction they have on the ramp, and how no team will be able to push them off, you just stick the cow catcher underneath and off they will go like a flapjack...

26-02-2003 16:14

Parks

our robot

I spent my time building the drive system and the screwjack for stacking.
As far as I am concerned the cow-catcher is merely a decoration.
but seriously,
it could be used for an advantage in a shoving match - to reduce other's traction, as has been mentioned.
It can be raised but we can still go over the ramp with it down (teflon on the bottom)

Oh yeah, it goes nicely under the bar too. I find it hard to believe we managed to cram it all in there.
Thank you for your comments.

26-02-2003 17:17

Josh Hambright

great looking bot...
Looks like it will be a great multipurpose bot...
seems like alot of teams are being very specific in what they do this year. good to see a bot that can do alot of stuff!

27-02-2003 11:40

Will Luff

And the bot even works during the autonomous period... go us.

The screwjack stacker is a miracle... me and another guy designed it hoping to be able to stack two high, and thanks to some good construction it can stack four high.

And the cowcatcher/wedge is a tradition we have. Last year we could drag other bots with it, but we decided against that this year. Here's a picture of our bot last year (we won the Canadian Regional with it):

Note the spiky things on the wedge.

27-02-2003 11:49

Madison

Your robot from last season looks remarkably like a printer/fax/scanner

29-03-2003 21:40

jonathan lall

You're right. That's hilarious!