22-02-2007 22:27

Alex Cormier

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

No arm!? i was atleast figuring somthing similar to your sweet '05 arm.

22-02-2007 22:30

lukevanoort

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

Agreed. As one of the few teams that came close to capping the center in 2005, I was completely expecting 66 to have a killer arm and autonomous scoring.

22-02-2007 22:37

FunkyRatDemon

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

This is great looking! How do they get on? (better ramp on back?)
I like the "Stopper"

23-02-2007 08:53

KTorak

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

I'll join the above in asking where your killer arm is at? Unless it's deliberately hiding....

23-02-2007 15:38

JoeXIII'007

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

The ramps actually fold out from an upright position, and then if you look closely there's that single pneumatic tube putting 120 PSI worth of force to lift our 2002 national championship bot and the amazing 2005 tetra placing bot. The tube, after the bots go up the ramp, flip up and then are extended, doubling as a stopper in case the robots go nuts.

As far as an arm is concerned: we considered it, and in fact it was in the original plans, but #1. we had to be sure the ramps were rigid enough to get the robots up at least 1 foot (2*30==60 points which can only be beat by a row of 6 tubes, or some ridiculous grid on one side of the rack). That led to #2. Weight issues. Lastly, #3. Simplicity for us was very necessary this year.

-Joe

PS: Sorry about the quality, its from a phone.

23-02-2007 22:07

JoeXIII'007

Re: pic: Team 66's 2007 Bot

Slight correction, not 120 PSI I don't think, but it is capable of lifting the 120 lb bots...