24-02-2005 12:20

Sterno

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

What exactly is the mechanism for grabbing tetras? It's hard to tell from the picture.

24-02-2005 14:01

Travis Hoffman

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

LOL if we didn't already have enough people confusing Teams 47 and 48 (I still don't understand why it happens as frequently as it does), we now have CD-Xtreme and xtremachen8! Oy!

Nice job on the bot! Good luck, and see you in Pittsburgh.

24-02-2005 14:21

meaubry

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

Tetras? You mean your suppose to pick them up?

Just kidding - we use a rotating finger(s) and a support panel to "grab" the tetra. It kinda hard to tell from the picture because the finger is orange and the pivot is silver - it is driven by a #25 chain via the window lift motor and a couple of sprockets.

Travis - sorry but the kids wanted more than cd X (tenth robot) - the good news is that next year is cd 11 and we will not be Xtreme

Looking forward to seeing you in Pittsburg

24-02-2005 16:03

Matt Leese

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

Did you guys intentionally post the angle from which the mechanisms on your robot are least visible? It's just a bit hard to tell anything about it.

Matt

24-02-2005 16:16

Dave Scheck

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but it looks like the wheels are rotated 90 degrees. Crab drive or are we looking at the side of the robot?

24-02-2005 16:43

RogerR

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

i just noticed those; additionally, there also seems to be a wheel each on the left and right (or front/back?) sides as well.

24-02-2005 16:57

meaubry

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

Sorry about the difficulty you are having distinguishing what we built.
The photo is one of 2 that we took before it went into the box. We were so busy building we didn't have time to get better shots.
As far as the drive and such - I guess I'd rather not say because reading the guesses is alot more fun - just kidding.
No, we don't have crab steering this year.
No, you are not looking at the side, that is the front of the machine.

24-02-2005 16:59

Brandon Martus

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

Yes. But which side? Front? Left? Right? Back? :-D

J/K, as Mike Aubry said, it's the Front.

24-02-2005 17:15

Andy Baker

Re: pic: CD-Xtreme 10th Anniversary Edition

And that, my friends, is a heap of hooey from Mike. Is he sorry? suuure. Did they forget to take other pictures? suuuure.

Just ribbin' ya.

The 'bot looks eXtremely eXcellent. That black skirt reminds me of a certain legendary 'bot from 2000.

Good luck. Let's see a Delphi team back in the Finals at Championships!!

Andy B.