01-06-2004 14:39

Tigertron222

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

man did that day end up being cold. I wasn't allowed on our float because i had to march in our school's marching band that day it was my final.

01-06-2004 16:20

JohnBoucher

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

Looks great.... Does the robot have it's own marching band???

01-06-2004 16:25

Andy Baker

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

Way to go Tigertrons!

Just how cold was it? I see that it was sooo cold to turn your legs a pasty shade of white. brrrrr.

Andy B.

01-06-2004 16:34

Astronouth7303

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

oh, I thought that was from wearing pants all year.

01-06-2004 16:52

team222badbrad

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

It wasnt too bad if you had a Tigertron jacket on. It felt good after the long walk along the parade path!

In previous years we have had a better trailer for the robot but this year we didnt get it. Last year we got rained out. Its good to be able to show the community what you have done.

That was our middle school band.

01-06-2004 17:04

Steve Howland

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

You mean you don't drive it along the road?
-Diobsidian

01-06-2004 17:49

team222badbrad

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

We drove the robot on the trailer... batteries tend to die...

01-06-2004 21:18

Elgin Clock

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

That's why you have a trailer with a gate that is down so that when it dies you can pick it up and put it on the gate, and then put it back down on the ground when the record fast "pit stop" is done.
(this was done a record 4 times during our 1.1 mile parade route - Batteries stink!)
See THIS PICTURE for reference. The red gate with the wheels on the ground in front of the robot was from a flatbed that the local rotary club donates to us for this very purpose. Our drivers sit up there and control the robot from the flatbed, with a donated generator from the fire department that we plugged the controls into..

01-06-2004 21:47

Astronouth7303

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

wouldn't it have been easier to get some RC car bats and plug those into the OI? (It don't have motors).
Or better yet, get a car -> wall adapter and plug into that!

02-06-2004 09:04

team222badbrad

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

We have a better option as far as portable IO.

We just put 3 9v batteries in parallel...

Maybe I should make a white paper...

17-06-2004 14:51

Rabbit222

Re: pic: Tigertrons 222 Memorial Day Parade

I had to march too. It was pretty hot in the marching uniform so I wasn't complaining about the cold. I much would have rather been with the bot. Man those kids in the 8th grade band standing next to you guys really need to know how to stand at attention, the proper way. I know sick the robot on them!!! hehehehehehe. Ok I'm done for my first post. I'm going to hide in my cave again.