24-02-2005 22:10

Arefin Bari

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... About time Think Pink let us see the roccobot 2k5... looks very nice, definitely will be a good contender this year. I would like to see some florida teams on einstein.

24-02-2005 22:10

davelu

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Wow! i am don't know what to say..it's just so beautiful, got love pink.

24-02-2005 22:26

KVermilion

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I liked the teasers better then the whole.

24-02-2005 22:31

Shu Song

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Think pink has done it again! Another beautiful robot, which I'm sure will rock up any competition. Congratulations guys.

24-02-2005 23:09

Katy

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very nice...tank drive right?

24-02-2005 23:15

Arefin Bari

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I dont know.. but I will take a guess... they are using their 6 wheels killer drive!!

24-02-2005 23:23

Pin Man

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hmm... I love the design... It looks so good... But how do you plan on picking up tetras??? Human player??? and, how many can you carry??

24-02-2005 23:28

Gcube9x

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That's one hot robot...Really beefy, though, it's amazing you guys made it underweight...or did you?!

It looks like the middle shaft in the arm retracts and the claw grips from a pivot on top of the shaft...really nice design.

24-02-2005 23:29

mizscience

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very cool, as always, but i was wondering the same as others. How does it pick up the tetras? Does the top arm go forward to grab them?

25-02-2005 00:29

Mike Hendricks

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Judging from the large sprocket on the bottom of the telescoping arm (which is awesome btw) it looks like it can bend about 180 degrees to pick up the tetra.

Looks great, and the bright pink is always awesome. I cant wait to see it in Atlanta.

25-02-2005 00:34

spyhunterk19

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I was very impressed by how slick your robot looked at last years robot rodeo and how well it preformed. Good luck in Triple Play!

25-02-2005 08:18

Kyle

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Finlay, now i can sleep. It looks great, I think the human player just hooks the tetras on the arm, if they use the human player.
I can't wait to see you guys at Nat's, Good Luck!

25-02-2005 10:18

tiffany34990

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weeeeeeeeeee finally i get to see it all. yay!!! great job you guys. looks wonderful-- the arm i guess just stays upright in starting position then moves???

great job again!! i can't wait to see you guys at ucf! good luck at all competitions pink!!

go roccobots!!

25-02-2005 11:14

i_am_Doug

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gotta love pink no matter WHO YOU ARE




what regionals are you goin' to?

25-02-2005 11:19

Carter

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we are going to orlando, Denver ,and nats

25-02-2005 11:21

i_am_Doug

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oh i see.

25-02-2005 11:52

Gabe Salas Jr.

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Yes, the robot has six pneumatic wheels with tank drive.

PhatMike, you are correct. We have a very similar design to our robot last year. Roccobot 2k4

I know we can carry two, but I believe we can do more... we will just find out at UCF.

25-02-2005 14:09

petek

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Looking at your (gorgeous) robot sitting there (at NASA, right?), I think I see the inspiration for it: a launching pad. Or maybe a space vehicle. In any case it sure looks ready to launch!

Great job Pink! I can't wait to see it in Atlanta!

(Oh, and you can keep the teasers coming, if you want. I don't think I'll get tired of looking at the details for a very looonnnggg time.)

25-02-2005 15:21

rocknthehawk

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WOW...I am jealous of you....sunshine...NASA....just...wow. I'll definitely have to check out the details in Atlanta!!

26-02-2005 14:14

Jonathan M.

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Another good looking robot. Can't wait to see you guys again at Fla. It was fun hanging out with you guys last year. Almost as fun as playing matches with you. Good luck this year pink!

26-02-2005 14:49

probizzle

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No no no.
It is a huge antenna to attract any martians that might be looking for the pinkness their planet is so devoid of.
It looks so much like an antenna. Like it's sitting there and conversing subliminally with the Space station. And planning to take over the universe.

26-02-2005 15:43

MikeGriffith

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Great Job Think Pink,
I bet you'll be the highlight of the regionals you guys go to. I love the sprocket you guys made! We'll cya at UCF, keep up the good work!!!!!
-Mike (Team 845)

02-03-2005 08:55

Kit Gerhart

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Yep, sunshine is good. We're glad we had lots of it and not much rain in Jan.-Feb. since our area for practice driving is outside.

02-03-2005 09:11

petek

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Uh-oh. If that's the case we're in big trouble. How will we be able to tell if the robot is running autonomously, or under extraterrestrial control? I very much doubt that FIRST has taken this into consideration - in fact I'm sure I didn't see anything in the rules about non-earthbound operation of the robot in either autonomous or driver modes.

02-03-2005 11:56

Mr MOE

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What a nice-looking bot!

Pink 233 once again combines aesthetics and function.

Great job!

02-03-2005 15:52

mrs. p

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thanks for the compliment. i always look forward to being near moe during nationals. the colors of the 2 teams are so can't even think of a word that describes them well.

07-03-2005 12:29

Cyber Punk 234

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I like Pink!
But blues so much better

07-03-2005 13:16

Ryan Albright

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WoW this picture should make people loose sleep, they have to find a way on how to defend this thing. Pink always has a great robot and drive team, i know from experience having them at my regional every year . Well this year i get to sit back as a volunteer and get to just watch the robot and not have to worry about it. THINK PINK WILL NOT CAUSE ANY MORE GREY HAIRS!

10-03-2005 00:14

SeanCassidy

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Wow, great looking robot, sure going to be a good robot at nats, etc. The NASA engineers really outdid themselves this year.

10-03-2005 10:58

Heretic121

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just saw this awesome bot in a practice round... and all i have to say is "HOLY CRAP THAT ARM IS RIDICULOUSLY FAST"!!! it just like ZOOM!!!

great bot once again PINK again good luck this weekend at UCF and at your other regionals and NAT'S.

13-03-2005 12:19

Scythe

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Wow...saw it working at UCF this weekend, what can I say, amazing bot.

13-03-2005 12:32

Yan Wang

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I was amazed by the performance of it even when shown through a choppy webcast

Any links to better quality video?

GJ on your win, 233.

13-03-2005 13:33

Brandon Holley

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Jaw dropping robot 233....

14-03-2005 19:06

Masterfork

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thanks i am glad we have the mentors and team to be able to do what we did. thanks to everyone who competed at ucf

16-03-2005 14:51

408Oxidation

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Congrats on the win. You guys kicked some $@#$@#$@#. I knew from the moment you tipped us in practice while we were capping the center goal that you'd kill everyong. Great job

16-03-2005 21:23

Barry Bonzack

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::gets downs on knees::

We're not worthy!

This thing was just about unstoppable. looking forward to how it stacks up in Atlanta

28-03-2005 11:34

Justin1636

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yeah great looking bot was insane when i saw at the colorado regional but i just have one question how many team members actually worked on the design and built it i was told that very few actually did

28-03-2005 11:51

Matt Reiland

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Not sure where you're going with a question like that........

The 233 robot looked fantastic, worked beautifully, and I say congrats to the TEAM that designed and built it.

28-03-2005 11:54

Greg Needel

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every team functions in a different way. some teams have mentors design and students build, while others are opposite. i think what you need to remember is that it is not how the robot functions or how it performs....it is how much the students learned during the process. some learn by doing others learn by watching and both are acceptable.

28-03-2005 12:09

Kit Gerhart

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Everyone on the team was involved in deciding what the basic design of the robot would be. After watching the kickoff broadcast, we divided the team into four groups with a mix of new and veteran students and adults in each group. Each group came up with a design concept for a robot. We spent three days after kickoff on this process and then everyone voted for one of the four designs from the groups. The one which got the most votes was what you saw in Denver, a six wheel drive base with a shiftable two-speed transmission powered by two CIM motors on each side. Additional features of the winning design included a rotatable three-stage telescoping arm with a hook on the top. Some of the elements of our robot have changed as we have learned and practiced. The current double hook is quite different from what we first practiced with, and we have changed gearing on both the drive base and tower rotation. Still, the robot you see is what one of our four concept groups came up with.

As far is the finer points of design, it is done by NASA engineers. Also, the fabrication of parts is done by NASA machinists. Our shop is a NASA prototype shop, and only employees of the shop can use the equipment. Students help assemble the robot, and do most of the preventive maintenance, but due to the nature of our work place, NASA people run the lathes, mills, EDM's, water jet machines, etc. to make the parts. If we had our own team shop with equipment as is the case with my team of seven years, TechnoKats, students and non-NASA adults would be making parts. We at Team 233 don't have our own shop and there are no school shops in our area, so professionals are making our parts. Still, the students are involved with and are learning about the mechanics, control systems and software for our machine every step of the way.

28-03-2005 12:14

Winged Wonder

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with the guidance of our wonderful and awesome mentors, the entire robot was preliminarily designed by students before it was built. as kit said before (he got to this before i did) because of where we actually build the robot, theres too much liability for the dangers of the environment in which we work for students to be using the heavy machinery out at the Prototype Lab at KSC. the way our team works is that we split up into different groups on the basis of what you are interested in. sometimes people cross-over into different groups at times for brainstorming and just helping out in general, and some people, like myself, are involved in many different groups. in all reality, sometimes when too many people try to help, it just gets counter-productive. with a team with 73 people on it, if all 73 people worked on the actual design and build of the robot, theres no way it could have gotten done in time. there are just too many different opinions, too many different ways of doing things, too many different people all wanting to work on the same thing, and in the end, it just doesnt exactly work. while i was on the Chairman's Award, Scouting, Fund Raising, Drive Team and Spirit Groups, i also branched over to the Tower Design and Hook Design Groups a few times to give feedback on the prototype designs they were coming up with to help make things better. but all in all, before we even started on designing and building the robot, everyone on the team voted on the basic design concept they liked best before we went ahead and started building, so all in all, everyone on the team had some input.

just an brief glance at the inside workings of team 233.

29-03-2005 11:30

Termite233

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Well Leslie and Kit both got to this before me, but as they said. We work as the one huge team that we are. We split into different groups. I worked on animation some, spirit, field construction. I drifted into manipulator design and stategy at times. It's been an honor to be on this hard-working team of students and mentors for the past three years. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with next year *sad...graduation...*

29-03-2005 11:58

pakrat

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can someone post an action shot of pink's robot?? ii'd like to see it when its doing something...

29-03-2005 12:16

Arefin Bari

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SOAP (SigmaC@T Opponent Analysis Program) has videos of Rocoobot 2k5 in action. Check out the final matches. You can also use the search on the top left of the page (on soap's page) to find out what matches they were in.

Here here is THINK PINK Team 233's website.

-Arefin.

29-03-2005 12:56

Justin1636

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i hope you dont think that was trying to say the students didnt do anything i was just wondering about all the water jet machining it makes sense that you had nasa do it since your team doesnt have a shop i am sorry if you thought i was trying to make you guys look bad

29-03-2005 17:30

Winged Wonder

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its okay, no offense taken. personally i'd love to learn how to help build the robot first hand like most all other teams do... i'm curious to see how that works out. (i guess once i go to college, if i mentor i team i'll finally get to figure out how it works for other teams)... working with NASA employees is awesome, but its got a little bit of a tradeoff. you still learn how everything is done, but you dont exactly have real hands-on learning.