07-02-2005 00:46

jgannon

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Fiberglass chassis, two-speed Andymark transmission, nifty tires... oh, I'm jealous. Awesome 'bot.

07-02-2005 00:47

Jeff K.

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Is that really fiberglass? Looks a lot like aluminum though. But your robot looks really cool. Dualies on the rear, very nice. Extra traction. Your robot looks awesome.

07-02-2005 08:35

phrontist

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

You could have purchased the same bot...

07-02-2005 20:59

Kyle

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

That looks really cool, how much did the fiberglass weigh all together? It seems like it would be nice and light. Also how strong is it since it is made of fiberglass (I have never used it before so i don't know how strong it is or isn't)

07-02-2005 22:47

J Flex 188

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Maybe they could have and maybe they couldnt have. Not every team have sponsors with deep pockets.

07-02-2005 22:49

EricH

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Where'd you hide the front wheels? And the robot looks aluminum or plastic. However, you'd be surprised ad the number of colors and textures fiberglass comes in. Last year we had both green and brown, and I wouldn't be surprised if fiberglass also came in white.

08-02-2005 23:20

falconmaster

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

The bot is now complete and weighs in at 118lbs. The fiberglass is from creativepultrusions.com
1/5th the weight of steel fro the same strength
non-corrosive
non-conductive
electromagnetically transparent
cuts with hacksaw easily
Drills very easily
Comes in all sorts of extrusions

check out their website
creativepultrusions.com

08-02-2005 23:23

falconmaster

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

creativepultrusions.com

15th the weight of steel and 1/3rd the weight of aluminum for the same strength!!!

Easy to cut and drill

No welding or epoxy, just nuts and bolts

08-02-2005 23:24

falconmaster

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

creativeputrusions.com

Check it out!!!

08-02-2005 23:25

falconmaster

great fabricating material

creativepultrusions.com

08-02-2005 23:27

jgannon

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Exactly. When you live in a town with no major industry, and it comes down to having nice things or being able to go to Atlanta, it's not a hard decision. We just have to figure out more creative ways to beat two-speed fiberglass robots without spending as much.

08-02-2005 23:39

falconmaster

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Check out our school,

98 percent hispanic
99 percent on federally assisted lunch programs
for 99 percent of our students, the teachers are the only people with degrees they know
we raised all of our money through fundraising.
The school is located in the highest crime rate location in the state
We have no machining capabilities at all accept for hand tools.
Our schools location is as such that there are no business or companies within a distance that we can get support like many teams do
But we don't let all this stop us, because we have desire, and the bottom line is, it is not baout the bots, its about the experience and the changing of the culture that promotes science and technology.
Our community need it!!!!
If you can build all your own stuff, great for you, maybe one day we will be able too.
In the mean time, we did not let our status hold us back.
We have competed in the MATE National ROV Championships against universities like MIT and we are the current National Champions!!!!

www.marinetech.org

In the meantime, the whole point was to share,gracious professionalism, by sharing

creativepultrusions.com
Thanks

08-02-2005 23:42

falconmaster

Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

Omni wheels are in the front, they are not in yet as of this pict.