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There are some great photos of 1251, 801 and 1902 "getting air" off the bump... this great shot of our machine taking off was snapped by one of the kind people from the FIRSTWA media crew at the MS Seattle Regional and posted to http://www.flickr.com/photos/firstwamediacrew
There's no suspension on the machine, but the battery has about 1" of foam under it, and the control board has 1/4" or so, just to take the worst of the harshness out of the landings.
Yes, everything is baltic birch plywood... except for the hockey sticks, of course. The plywood handled every impact we could throw at it, and even though we smashed one of the AM wheels on the back one match, it never slowed us down (and took about three minutes to replace).
This is our seventh FRC drivetrain, and is the cheapest, easiest to build, toughest and torquiest we've ever put together. I used to swear by 6wd, but now I'm a solid 8 wheel convert!
Jason
11-04-2010 08:12
Leav
I've been telling my team about your chassis from the first time I saw it.
I don't know if wood specifically is a good choice for us (lumber is pricier here) but It's definitely an inspiring chassis which proves complex tools are not necessary in order to achieve excellent results!
regarding the flags, are they connected rigidly to the robot? how do you keep them from blowing outside the robot and earning you a penalty?
(we are also thinking about planting a flag on our robot)
-Leav
11-04-2010 18:07
dtengineering
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regarding the flags, are they connected rigidly to the robot? how do you keep them from blowing outside the robot and earning you a penalty?
(we are also thinking about planting a flag on our robot) -Leav |
11-04-2010 18:21
Racer26Yay for shameless patrioticism! 1075 has been loudly and proudly bringing Canada to Kettering Kickoff and Brunswick Eruption since 2007. Being the lone Canadian team at both events every time we've gone, I understand it at BE, being in NJ (about 9 hours drive from Toronto), but KK is only 5 hours from Toronto, and less for those teams from points west.
Our robot/cart/cheering section at these events often involves our GIANT Canadian flag. (It's big enough to drape over our 2009 robot)
11-04-2010 20:32
robochik123That looks so good guys! Are you going to ATL?
11-04-2010 21:11
dtengineering