24-02-2010 13:01

Dr Theta

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

Looks like another quality creation by the Robettes, I hope we match up with you guys at 10000 Lakes. In any case good luck, and a nice looking robot.

24-02-2010 13:15

dmlawrence

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

We're looking for one of these... what model do you have? Do you recommend it? We did all our bending with a vise and a hammer this season.


-David

24-02-2010 14:51

Chris is me

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

My team's spent a few days thinking about fiberglass poles bent backwards as hook delivery arms. Where did you guys get yours? What bend radius could you guys get before breaking them?

24-02-2010 15:06

Jon Stratis

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

I'm not sure what model the finger break is, other than old Having a break made a lot of our work really easy, i would highly recommend getting one if you can. It just opens up a lot more possibilities for your team.

As for the fiberglass rods... I believe we ordered them from McMaster (http://www.mcmaster.com/#fiberglass-rods/=5ykz61). As for bend radius... we haven't broken one yet We have some wire mesh tubing that will be going around the rods in case they break - it'll catch and contain any small pieces that would otherwise go flying into the crowd. Needless to say, we'll be bringing a few spares along, just in case.

24-02-2010 16:45

Ian Curtis

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

Home Depot/Lowes carry orange ones (~3 ft length, I think) in snowy states.

24-02-2010 17:52

O'Sancheski

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

i know teams that used those in the past... the one that comes to mind are the "UberBots" 1124... they used them in 20078 and they worked very well... just remember to have alot of spares because they break very easily

26-04-2010 11:37

Jon Stratis

Re: pic: 2177's finished (almost) robot

Just an update now that competition is over... We hung a rather large number of times during competition, and between all of that, we only broke 1 rod, and it was under rather exceptional circumstances (we got bumped and off center trying to hang, resulting in some extreme angles on a rod on one side). I would say this is a strong indication that, while they can break, they don't break easily if you properly design their range of motion