18-02-2005 14:07

Swampdude

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

Nice clean, low CG, elegant arm, simple solution, solid drive chassis, safe and enclosed. Looks like it could cap fast to. Excellent work! I like the long chain up the middle.. Reminds me of something I think I like this one the best so far.

18-02-2005 15:48

pyroslev

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

OMG, the pyramid resembles our robot's design from last year. Even the arm's positioning is familiar.

This is somewhere between eerie and "smells like copycats"

18-02-2005 16:24

george56

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

nice robot. it looks like you guys took the KISS thing to heart in making it . i like it, now only if other people on my team would like to keep things simple...

18-02-2005 17:02

zdeswarte

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

It looks good, alot better than my team's bot, lol. I love plexiglass and aluminum, the wood or whatever that is in the trim for its vertical casing is the only thing that takes away from it. Less is more- you guys made pretty much the perfect bot with the most simple solution. I'm glad you're not in our regional, you'd probably whoop us

18-02-2005 18:12

Joe Matt

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

It's all aluminium.

Also for 616, it's an origional idea, nothing was taken from you from last year. We arn't like that.

18-02-2005 21:43

Mr. Ivey

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

You guys did a great job this year. Joe, can't wait for VCU and ATL. I've been around 384 for 5 years now, first as a student, now mentor, and what they came up with is so simple and elegant. Really incredable job, and I really like how the new arm design came out.
Ivey

19-02-2005 00:42

Sachiel7

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

Great job guys! Once again, 384 can serve as a great example of KISS! I will see you tomorrow at DC! Can wait to see your bot in person!
PS, can you list some of its abilities, or do we just have to wait n see?
Great job!

19-02-2005 03:06

tkwetzel

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

I think you an blame Dave for that . Last year I thought there were several ideas brought about that were simple and Dave convinced the team that doing everything was a good idea. I thought that doing everything last year might have been a bad idea. However, I realized (after the season had been far over) that doing everything just brought about a much bigger challenge and involved more design, more construction, and most of all much more integration. I think that trying to do everything just allows a team to do more and learn more in the process. *The feelings about Dave convincing the team is only my opinion...and not the opinion of any other individual or group.*

19-02-2005 11:24

Sterno

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

what's with the tetra underneath the arm. Is it supported by the robot?

20-02-2005 13:49

Joe Matt

Re: pic: Sparky 6.0

Yes, there are two screws holding it up, we use the screws as a shelf. So far it looks like we have dumped that idea, but you never know....