29-01-2009 23:58

Cjmovie

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

Very nice! What's driving it? I can't see a motor in this picture. It's hard to tell exactly from the viewpoint here, is it narrow or wide configuration?

How tall is the conveyor, and how many balls can be held on its interior? If I were to estimate based on the picture, I'd say around 8 or 9.

*edit*
It appears this picture and the next are both from your robot, and based on that I'd have to say fisher price driving the lift in the front, a window motor driving the back, widebot configuration. Sound about right?

30-01-2009 00:45

kE7JLM

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cjmovie Very nice! What's driving it? I can't see a motor in this picture. It's hard to tell exactly from the viewpoint here, is it narrow or wide configuration? How tall is the conveyor, and how many balls can be held on its interior? If I were to estimate based on the picture, I'd say around 8 or 9. *edit* It appears this picture and the next are both from your robot, and based on that I'd have to say fisher price driving the lift in the front, a window motor driving the back, widebot configuration. Sound about right?

30-01-2009 11:01

nahstobor

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

are you guys still using the pneumatic piston to shoots the ball in?

30-01-2009 13:01

falconmaster

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

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Originally Posted by nahstobor are you guys still using the pneumatic piston to shoots the ball in?

30-01-2009 13:37

newyorkjr

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

Hey, it looks like that u have a piece of lexan resting on the ground that would allow balls to be pulled up into your bot. But isn't it illegal to have anything other than the kit wheels to touch the ground?

30-01-2009 13:41

XXShadowXX

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

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Originally Posted by newyorkjr Hey, it looks like that u have a piece of lexan resting on the ground that would allow balls to be pulled up into your bot. But isn't it illegal to have anything other than the kit wheels to touch the ground?

30-01-2009 15:10

EricH

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

If you look at the other picture, it looks like they don't have any wheels down. So it's probably going to be a little higher.

And as for the illegality of anything other than KOP wheels, unpowered sensor wheels that don't provide resistance (either free-swiveling or omni-type) are allowed for the specific purpose of information gathering only. Anything else is illegal.

30-01-2009 15:47

5n1p3r

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

...NICE! You guys are fast, we're 3 weeks into this and you already got ur shooter done, thats incredible. Wonder how ur frames doing though

30-01-2009 16:10

Cjmovie

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

How much does the entire assembly weigh? It looks like around 40lb from here.

30-01-2009 17:44

amariealbrecht

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

Thats a very cool design to get the orbit balls around the field.
I was wondering about the weight also..but also how tall is your overall "bot" for lack of a better word haha...?
Alicia Albrecht
Electrical Subteam
The Robettes 2177

31-01-2009 00:54

kE7JLM

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

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Originally Posted by Cjmovie How much does the entire assembly weigh? It looks like around 40lb from here.

31-01-2009 11:55

Ryan Dognaux

Re: pic: View of 842's Shoot

Looking very good. Question about the polycord material - is that the green 'rough' variety found at McMaster? What diameter did you all use and can you tell us about what worked better and what didn't in your testing? We're looking into making our polycord purchase soon and any information would be very helpful!