02-03-2008 13:07

IBdrummer

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

I saw 1114 on some blue alliance videos and at first glance it looked like a tower bot, but then after watching more of the video I saw that it was a shooter...

How does it work?

02-03-2008 13:39

T3_1565

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

wow... I thought that was a piston that they shot with... now I have no idea how that shooter works... anyone fill me in on the details???

02-03-2008 13:59

Greg Marra

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

This is one of the craziest bots I have seen yet this season.

Check out video of their performance in week one. Wow.

02-03-2008 14:27

A_Reed

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

I wasn't there at midwest this weekend to see it but If I had to guess I'd say it looks like some kind of pre-tensioned springGas shock? or metal?(possibly inside the black tube?) and a winch to pull it back to a cocked position(I think I see cable at the end of the black shooting piston in the photo above.)

anyone from 1114 care to divulge, or is it still to early to uncover what makes this thing such the beast that I saw this weekend?

02-03-2008 14:28

Qbranch

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

I'm thinking it's a back-to-back air piston pair...

at any rate... way to go 1114! Looking good!

-q

02-03-2008 16:06

Bongle

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

If you watch some videos from SOAP (particularly SF2-1 and SF2-2) the resolution is good enough to see the motion action of the shooter device, that should help you gather clues.

02-03-2008 16:18

Cory

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

You can see the puncher sticking out in the center of this picture.

It's retracted by a winch.

02-03-2008 21:06

IBdrummer

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

Yeah, I can defiantly see the motion in that video.

Interesting robot design.

02-03-2008 21:11

R.C.

Re: pic: 1114 Letting one fly

I love the design, it reminds me of the ball shooters from a few years back