23-02-2007 19:10

s_forbes

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Mmmm... 8 wheel drive?

Looks sharp! The design looks very simple and effective, should do amazingly well in competition.

23-02-2007 19:11

VEN

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

8 wheel drive eh....VERY NICE. I remember it was fairly hard to push you guys as opposed to other robots last year in Atlanta. 8 wheel drive should be close to impossible

sweet robot!

23-02-2007 19:12

AdamHeard

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

8? wow.....


Also, does the grabber change its angle to the floor to be able to pick up from the wall? Or do you plan on just knocking them down.

23-02-2007 19:31

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Yes, it can change its angle.

23-02-2007 19:34

Kyle

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Once again it looks great I hope to beable to see it in person this year.

23-02-2007 19:45

thefro526

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Great looking robot again! Hope to see it in NJ. Two question though, how does your lift work and are you still using a similar kind of gear drive as last year.

23-02-2007 19:46

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

A belt system elevates it and we are using the same drive system as every year.

23-02-2007 19:48

Kristian Calhoun

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

We may have out-shined Team 75 this year .

23-02-2007 20:05

lukevanoort

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Very nice. Was there a specific reason for the shift to an eight wheel drive?

23-02-2007 20:12

nuggetsyl

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

yes

23-02-2007 20:22

AdamHeard

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

could you be more specific?

Are the two center pairs lowered, or do you still brute force the turns?

23-02-2007 20:24

Lil' Lavery

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

I can almost guarantee they brute force it, it's 25 after all....

23-02-2007 20:40

nuggetsyl

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

none of the above the to middle ones are omin wheels.

23-02-2007 20:45

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

omni wheels? Hahahaha. I hope you have a sense of humor

And to answer your question, yes i think we are brute forcing it unless we made an error in the frame

23-02-2007 20:56

pacoliketaco

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

everyone should expect another near-perfect performance from 25

23-02-2007 21:00

Billfred

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

I'm not sure which is weirder: that someone on 25 would even joke about omnis, or that I actually went back and looked again at the picture to check.

Hope to see this thing in Atlanta!

23-02-2007 22:04

Wayne C.

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

you should see the square wheels they wanted to use.....

23-02-2007 22:56

joshsmithers

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

I like those speed holes.. those are nice speed holes.(our team determined that I think speed holes are sexy)

But really, it's a sweet robot.

24-02-2007 08:46

Rohith Surampudi

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

hahaha i think you may have

but this looks like yet another amazing robot, great work guys!

24-02-2007 10:48

sexybeast1251

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

so does it or does it not use brute force turning?

24-02-2007 10:49

Bharat Nain

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Yes, we brute force, if that's what you want to call it.

24-02-2007 10:50

Kristian Calhoun

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

See below...

24-02-2007 11:30

conacher

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

good job. i wouldn't want to get in a pushing match with you

24-02-2007 11:33

nuggetsyl

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

ITs funny we build up our drive train because everyone seems to want to get into a pushing match with us. I would like nothing more then not to have a big target on our backs.

24-02-2007 14:21

slickguy2007

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Wow. This thing looks really intimidating. It is another clean machine from 25. It is just mezmorizing to stare at for some odd reason.

24-02-2007 14:28

Jonathan Norris

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Any crazy autonomous video's this year of your guys scoring like 8 ringers in auto???

24-02-2007 18:19

Wayne C.

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

you cant score 8 ringers in auto- at most 3

24-02-2007 18:28

Nuttyman54

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Ahh, but you're discounting robots that can pick up the ringers form the opposite wall and score those too!

24-02-2007 22:52

Wayne C.

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

actually no I'm not- it is highly unlikely that a robot can score any more than three ringers in the 15 second auto period no matter where they come from

25-02-2007 10:16

petek

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Aw, come on Wayne, "highly unlikely"? We've seen how 25 can rip and I figure you only need to go a little faster than usual:

25-02-2007 10:38

Wayne C.

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

$@#$@#$@#$@#$@#$@# Pete- I told you not to say anything !!!

Its bad enough those bogus videos got out....

WC

25-02-2007 12:04

team222badbrad

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

I guess its a good thing the gum rubber is back...

25-02-2007 12:54

nparikh

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

My family used to have a gum rubber factory in India, but I don't see the connection--

25-02-2007 13:04

henryBsick

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

look at the wheels and gripper

05-03-2007 08:52

Adama

Re: pic: team 25 EM 5 in lift mode

Where did you get your bearing slides for the elevator?