23-02-2007 18:15

dtengineering

Re: pic: team 342's shiney '07 bot and first CD pic post

I can't tell for sure from the picture... but do you pick up the tube on one side and have your arm rotate over the top of the robot to then hold the tube over top of the robot body?

We have a similar lift/arm combo and have planned it so that we can just smash the "front" bumper into the base of the rack to align with the spider legs. Yours is the first posting I've seen (and I haven't seen them all) that looks like it might do something similar.

Jason

23-02-2007 20:28

Billfred

Re: pic: team 342's shiney '07 bot and first CD pic post

Since shortly after Atlanta last season, I've been talking off and on with Mike Bryan, engineer on 342. A recurring theme of those talks has been taking things back to basics for 2007, which sure seems to be the case with this robot from what I can see. Hope to see a few more photos before Palmetto.

23-02-2007 22:17

MikeJ675

Re: pic: team 342's shiney '07 bot and first CD pic post

Are those drive pods from(or a mod of the ones at) battlekits.com?

24-02-2007 08:48

hipsterjr

Re: pic: team 342's shiney '07 bot and first CD pic post

That just it. Complexity has been our biggest problem in the past. So, This year, we ditched the ramp, built a relieable drivetrain that could climb, and focused on a simple arm that we rebuilt and modified from '05. We are always amazed at how the simpliest plywood bots seem to past our expectations.

21-01-2008 20:17

teammember_342

Re: pic: team 342's shiney '07 bot and first CD pic post

Hey I know this robot