10-02-2009 18:50

Karthik

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Nice shirts.

10-02-2009 18:54

AdamHeard

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

What happened?!?!? That's the wrong shade of blue.

10-02-2009 18:54

Madison

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Seeing your robot with those wheels is, somehow, wrong.

10-02-2009 19:04

Michael Corsetto

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Is it just me, or does it look like 254 made a dumper bot? And a wide bot, never thought I would see the day the Poofs made one of those... This is going to be an interesting year...

10-02-2009 20:13

IBdrummer

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

aww...no poof pants

10-02-2009 20:15

smurfgirl

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

How scared should I be, exactly?

10-02-2009 21:14

cziggy343

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by smurfgirl How scared should I be, exactly?

10-02-2009 21:26

waialua359

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

who cares about the teaser? LOOK AT THAT FIELD!!

10-02-2009 21:49

swamp_child

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I guess it's time we put up team 179 teaser #4...

10-02-2009 22:00

Akash Rastogi

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Oh my, Oh my my my.


Well, the Poof frame looks nice, and does appear to be a dumper...but not certain.

10-02-2009 22:29

Brandon Holley

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

It looks like you guys are gonna be able to hold a TON of balls....nice

10-02-2009 22:38

Hippo7990

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

nice
i like the field

is there any reason behind the hanging of the robot lol??

10-02-2009 22:44

EricH

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I'm going to say that it might be a shooter. You can't see anything behind the shirt (or the student), but somehow, I think that's intentional.

10-02-2009 22:56

Travis Hoffman

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I finally figured out what "simulation mode" means - it means your bot is currently simulating frame members that satisfy R08-M. Nyuk nyuk.

It also seems that Ron Weasley in the ThunderChickens shirt is doing a spot-on impersonation of "the usual" Paul Copioli facial expression.

10-02-2009 23:38

waialua359

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Hey Cory,
Can you update the pic without the blue shirt?


Thanks,
Glenn

At first glance, I thought I saw a tall shooter robot right above the person with the ThunderChicken's shirt on.

11-02-2009 00:07

R.C.

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Something just seems wrong in that pic, just wrong. I can't put my finder on it. Nice Job Poofs, see ya at nationals.

11-02-2009 00:10

=Martin=Taylor=

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by waialua359 who cares about the teaser? LOOK AT THAT FIELD!!

11-02-2009 00:13

JVN

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Hey Cory,
I lost count, how many sides does that piece you're holding have?

JV

11-02-2009 01:04

thefro526

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I miss your custom wheels.... Make Hub Caps!!

11-02-2009 01:16

NickE

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman It also seems that Ron Weasley in the ThunderChickens shirt is doing a spot-on impersonation of "the usual" Paul Copioli facial expression.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hippo7990 is there any reason behind the hanging of the robot lol??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto a wide bot, never thought I would see the day the Poofs made one of those...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII What, you mean the field that isn't covered in Regolith? Better be some regolith come next Saturday...

Quote:

Originally Posted by JVN Hey Cory, I lost count, how many sides does that piece you're holding have? JV

11-02-2009 02:36

SU 39

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

When I first read the rules I was dissapointed to find out that we would no longer get to see the new things 254 did to their wheels. Looking forward to hearing about your robot from team members who show up at your scrimmage.


"Team 846 needs a pair of 54 wheels, preferrably in the chrome model...again that's 2 54 wheels for 846."

11-02-2009 02:47

KF987

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I never thought I would see 254 with a "wide" robot

How about taking that t-shirt off the bot?

See you guys in San Jose!

-Keaton

11-02-2009 07:29

GaryVoshol

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman It also seems that Ron Weasley in the ThunderChickens shirt is doing a spot-on impersonation of "the usual" Paul Copioli facial expression.

11-02-2009 08:52

Lil' Lavery

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Poor Holmz.

11-02-2009 09:05

Collin Fultz

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Ahhh...to be able to wear shorts during build season...that'd be the life...

11-02-2009 11:06

ejSabathia

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by KF987 I never thought I would see 254 with a "wide" robot How about taking that t-shirt off the bot? See you guys in San Jose! -Keaton

11-02-2009 11:28

lukevanoort

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Hmm... I'm going to take a wild stab at guessing what's going on here. I see a touch of a mechanism at the top, and a massive hopper with collector at the bottom; however I don't see any belts in between them. (I guess one could be hidden by the guy at the front, but it'd be a pretty small conveyor) So here is my shot in the dark: the robot human and ground loads (based on the position of the t-shirt it looks like an open top) to fill up a huge hopper for a power dumper. The floor of the hopper is actuated upwards to bring the balls into contact a roller at the top that spits out balls until the hopper is empty. I'll guess capacity at 40-50 balls and dumping speed at 8balls/sec. Am I close?

11-02-2009 11:33

Grant Cox

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Wait what.. you guys have a 217 shirt but I don't have a 254 shirt.. something is wrong here.

11-02-2009 11:35

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Judging by the two clamps, I'm willing to bet that the Poof scoring mechanism/internal belts aren't even mounted yet. A lifting hopper seems like too many moving parts, with too much possibility for failure. The poofs don't work that way.

My bet is that we'll see some internal belts and roller going up to a MASSIVE spitting device. I bet we're going to see a more refined version of the 2006 bot, that could unleash DOOM onto an open goal.

11-02-2009 12:49

Caio

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I agree with craig and luke, it seems like they have a spitter of sorts at the top (covered by the shirts), and I don't think 254 would make a plate with a hole for mounting something, and NOT mount something. I'm guessing a belt in the shape of a 7 or something that takes the balls from the bottom and spits it out.

Looks very nice though. I love the colored trailer

I spy, something two years old, and blue.

11-02-2009 15:06

ChristineM

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Hey Guys,

.....nice robot....

~Christine

11-02-2009 15:13

RobJ

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeeForce Wait what.. you guys have a 217 shirt but I don't have a 254 shirt.. something is wrong here.

11-02-2009 16:37

Michael Corsetto

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Ok, if no one got it yet, I doubt this is 254's robot. This would explain the change in color. What the Poof's have prepared this year is still a mystery...

And a nonagon would be pretty hard to make in compliance with this year's bumper rules, just saying

11-02-2009 17:37

nahstobor

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto Is it just me, or does it look like 254 made a dumper bot? And a wide bot, never thought I would see the day the Poofs made one of those... This is going to be an interesting year...

12-02-2009 00:27

115inventorsam

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto Ok, if no one got it yet, I doubt this is 254's robot. This would explain the change in color. What the Poof's have prepared this year is still a mystery... And a nonagon would be pretty hard to make in compliance with this year's bumper rules, just saying

12-02-2009 10:52

RobJ

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto Ok, if no one got it yet, I doubt this is 254's robot. This would explain the change in color.

15-02-2009 13:18

XaulZan11

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by 115inventorsam I'm going to take a random stab, could this be....the Space Cookies(1868)'s robot? I don't know, an earlier post sort of raised that possibility in my mind.

15-02-2009 20:39

Andy L

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

I am 99% sure this is the Space Cookies robot, I saw them a lot yesterday at 692's practice day and this picture looks exactly like their robot

15-02-2009 20:42

Akash Rastogi

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy L I am 99% sure this is the Space Cookies robot, I saw them a lot yesterday at 692's practice day and this picture looks exactly like their robot

15-02-2009 21:11

waialua359

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy L I am 99% sure this is the Space Cookies robot, I saw them a lot yesterday at 692's practice day and this picture looks exactly like their robot

15-02-2009 21:25

ejSabathia

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

no triplets...guess again...btw Glenn the pictures you post last night look great!

15-02-2009 21:29

R.C.

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by p0iZeN-254 no triplets...guess again...btw Glenn the pictures you post last night look great!

15-02-2009 22:17

waialua359

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by p0iZeN-254 no triplets...guess again...btw Glenn the pictures you post last night look great!

15-02-2009 22:26

cziggy343

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by waialua359 EJ, Actually, I knew thanks to Cory. Teams should be VERY VERY AFRAID!!!!!!!!!

15-02-2009 22:32

waialua359

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by cziggy343 now i cant tell when people are kidding and when they are not... but in the meantime... ill just take the advice and be very afraid!

16-02-2009 01:30

=Martin=Taylor=

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Some of you are right about the origin of this robot

We had the pleasure of seeing 254's bot in action today.

It is very scary.

We got to go head to head with the Poofs for 1.5 min before we rammed, literally head to head, breaking both of our robots in the impact

Nothing bad. We both got fixed.

254 '09 = Very impressive.

16-02-2009 01:37

R.C.

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII Some of you are right about the origin of this robot We had the pleasure of seeing 254's bot in action today. It is very scary. We got to go head to head with the Poofs for 1.5 min before we rammed, literally head to head, breaking both of our robots in the impact Nothing bad. We both got fixed. 254 '09 = Very impressive.

16-02-2009 01:55

ejSabathia

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We asked all of the teams who've attended our practice sessions to hold off on posting pictures, videos, and descriptions of our robot. Our team is definitely humbled by the buzz surrounding the unveiling of our robot , but we would like to keep the suspense up a little longer. We are really happy with how our design choices have worked out this season. We are working on optimizing our systems and once everything is at 100% we will post clips of the yet to be named 09 poof bot.

16-02-2009 03:05

Caio

Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by p0iZeN-254 We asked all of the teams who've attended our practice sessions to hold off on post pictures, videos, and descriptions of our robot. Our team is definitely humbled by the buzz surrounding the unveiling of our robot , but we would like to keep the suspense up a little longer. We are really happy with how our design choices have worked out this season. We are working on optimizing our systems and once everything is at 100% we will post clips of the yet to be named 09 poof bot.