14-01-2005 19:43

phrontist

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

Sheesh, You guys are capping already?! After a week?! You guys are going to give me a freakin' ulcer.

14-01-2005 19:47

Roland

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

I have a hunch that's not really their arm for this year

14-01-2005 20:16

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

That may be right, but I am not sure.

14-01-2005 20:31

pakrat

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

it better not be their arm for this year

14-01-2005 20:44

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

Why not? We can cap with it decently.

14-01-2005 20:49

pakrat

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

well, you'll at least have to re build it cuz its from a previous year.

Right???

14-01-2005 21:17

Pi Is Exactly 3

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

I think I see a hook on it that ISN'T a capping hook... it looks like a HANGING HOOK! It does look like it would work really well.

14-01-2005 21:19

pakrat

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

if they just kinda flipped the hook upside down, or made it so you could rotate the hook..

i dunno, dont wanna do your thinking for you....

14-01-2005 21:55

M. Hicken

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

can anyone explain how that arm extends, it appears to be telescopic, and all of my attempts at making one have failed. Plus my team is avoiding making a 2 joint arm, since they seem to be dificult to keep working

14-01-2005 22:42

pakrat

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

we made one with ribbons last year, it worked okay, but not stellar, i think it could work well if tweaked a bit.

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A

basically, the red atuff is a ribbon, and when you pull down on A, B goes up

Discalaimer: this arm is not fool proof, and you need both heavyduty ribbon and some pretty good gearing/motors for it!!

14-01-2005 23:01

Wetzel

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

That big sprocket in the middle is a pivot point for the arm, it folds in half.

Wetzel

PS I hope your arm gets better soon Mike.

14-01-2005 23:05

Koko Ed

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

All I wanna know is can it give Mike a bear hug.

14-01-2005 23:25

slickguy2007

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

That is 25's arm from last year (minus the skull). From what they have told me they have even bigger plans for their new robot. 25 is an awesome team and I can't wait to see what they came up with. Good luck to everyone!


GO 1403!!!

15-01-2005 09:17

Wayne C.

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

of course it is last year's arm....

or maybe it is the 2000 bot's arm.....

or maybe something new and completely different ?....

recall our team motto: there is nothing beyond our reach



yeeee haaaahaaaaahaaaaa ( wrings fists )

WC

19-01-2005 17:23

Mike Schroeder

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

thanks wetzel


who's to say that we didnt brib Dave Lavery with Krispy Kremes and tacky Hawiian shirts to get him to give us the game in advanced and that is our arm :-p

19-01-2005 19:23

tkwetzel

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

Krispy kremes and hawai'ian shirts won't cut it. That man won't give up the game for anything...

hmm...

Maybe kidnapping his kids or car will make him give it up . No one tell Dave...or little Lavery...I am stopping by next fall/winter.

19-01-2005 19:46

Spikey

Re: pic: Capping Big Mike

That arm looks pretty familiar, it looks like last years arm, but it could also be part from their crane robot from 2000.
25 has always been known for their awesome designs but this looks like a prototype, even they could not have an arm like that a week in.
As one of their next door neighbors (NJ) I can't wait to see them at the Trenton regional.
The BMS teams will be out in force.

btw we were capping in week 1 as well with some modifications to past years robots