22-02-2007 12:40

Vince lau

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swervedrive systems, multi level scoring, and very shinny. can't wait to see it in action at GTR

22-02-2007 13:12

Jonathan Norris

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Wow looks really good, swerve drive with a arm similar to your 2005 arm!!! Can't wait to see how this beast performs

22-02-2007 13:43

Lucretius

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The most beautiful robot I've seen! And it looks like it could punch as well.

22-02-2007 14:04

JamesBrown

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It just isn't the same when there aren't 2 others to match it. Looks like the lack of triplets from the Niagra region isn't makking the bots any less impressive. Congrats guys, I look forward to seeing it in action.

22-02-2007 14:37

PandaMan

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It looks very nice. Approximately how many are you guys capping undefended in 2 minutes?

22-02-2007 15:24

SizzelChest330

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Wow looks awesome!

Did you guys go off on your own this year?
or are there 2 other twins?

22-02-2007 15:33

Lil' Lavery

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1114 announced earlier that they would not be collaborating designs with 1503 or 1680 (or any other team) this year, although the NiagaraFIRST network is still alive and well, and the teams do share resources.

22-02-2007 15:34

Alex Cormier

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looks good and i can't wait to see 1114's.

22-02-2007 18:38

Rick-906

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Pat! thats a monster!
one of the most professional looking robots ive seen this year, dayum

ps. we still miss you

23-02-2007 11:52

Pat Fairbank

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Silly me, I knew I had forgotten to post something.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbeens/...7594548802230/

23-02-2007 13:30

Don Wright

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Any details on your swerve drive?

23-02-2007 14:49

Vince lau

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nice... so the triplets are now twins

23-02-2007 15:36

neilsonster

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Very impressive robots! Great job guys.

23-02-2007 16:10

Lil' Lavery

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/3...9cf9b8.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/3...a29228.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/3...8823e6.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/3...aab809.jpg?v=0

Found some nice pics in that album of the swerve. Not sure what motor(s) they're using to steer though.

23-02-2007 16:33

T3_1565

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very solid design can't wait to see you guys at Waterloo!

23-02-2007 17:49

Pat Fairbank

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Four wheel modules, each containing one CIM, four gears, an encoder, and a 4" by 2" wide IFI traction wheel. The gear ratio is 9.33:1. IIRC, the weight of each module is about 8-9 lbs.

Steering is accomplished with a couple of Globe motors at a 2:1 reduction - the left and right side pairs each turn as a unit, with feedback provided by a pair of absolute encoders (a thank-you goes to Tristan Lall for pointing these out). We're driving it using a Logitech 3D joystick connected via USB Chicklet.

Somewhere along the way we misunderestimated our weight, so we're currently sitting at 105 lbs (we'll be adding 15 lbs of ballast at our first regional).

23-02-2007 18:27

Don Wright

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It looks great. Looking forward to seeing it at GLR!

24-02-2007 00:10

Karthik

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I'd like to congratulate Team 1503 for their gorgeous 2007 robot. Clearly you learned a lot from our past partnership, and have made an amazing transition into being an strong, self-sustaining team.