01-04-2012 14:28

jblay

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

Thanks for posting this. Still can't believe how well that stinger works. If you look closely at our robot you can see how much of it is able to hang off the edge thanks to the stinger, basically half the robot.

01-04-2012 14:37

qzrrbz

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by jblay Thanks for posting this. Still can't believe how well that stinger works. If you look closely at our robot you can see how much of it is able to hang off the edge thanks to the stinger, basically half the robot.

01-04-2012 14:47

jblay

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by qzrrbz OK -- what is it that you are doing? Can't really tell from the picture, but having half the bot hanging "over the cliff" leads to the obvious question!

01-04-2012 14:52

qzrrbz

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by jblay You will have to come over and ask at championship. Don't really want to have championship filled with every team having a stinger like last year with the optimized minibot.

01-04-2012 21:25

Ninja_Bait

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

We believe that what makes our robot utilize the stinger to the max is our unique center of gravity; we believe that it is somewhere behind our robot...

02-04-2012 15:47

MamaSpoldi

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

Heck Yeah! That triple was a big surprise to the other alliance from what I hear. Thanks to both our partners 694 and 1559. It was great that we were able to make it happen at least once before we got knocked out. Of course, it would have been great if we had managed it in that last match, as I would have loved to see that double triple on the field.

04-04-2012 13:11

jblay

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

For anyone who wants to see the triple balance it happens at the end of this match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJrDECIub8
It is shocking how quickly it works and yes thats how quickly it works on the practice field everytime, it's only a shame we couldn't have done it more. Hopefully we will be able to bust out the triple again at championship in the elimination rounds and maybe in the practice rounds if 2 wide robots were kind enough to do so.

04-04-2012 14:19

AdamHeard

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by jblay For anyone who wants to see the triple balance it happens at the end of this match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJrDECIub8 It is shocking how quickly it works and yes thats how quickly it works on the practice field everytime, it's only a shame we couldn't have done it more. Hopefully we will be able to bust out the triple again at championship in the elimination rounds and maybe in the practice rounds if 2 wide robots were kind enough to do so.

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Originally Posted by jblay You will have to come over and ask at championship. Don't really want to have championship filled with every team having a stinger like last year with the optimized minibot.

04-04-2012 15:41

Ninja_Bait

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

04-04-2012 15:50

sdcantrell56

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard I don't want to spoil it for everyone.... but here is how to make a functional stinger; take a large cylinder with enough stroke, point it down, and fire.

06-04-2012 01:20

Bill_B

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56 Funniest thing I've read in awhile on here. We're doing precisely that tomorrow at lonestar. You dont even have to make a bracket when you can buy a premade one for a couple dollars.

06-04-2012 06:30

V_Chip

Re: pic: Triple Balance 3 of 3: CT Regional

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Originally Posted by Bill_B I chuckled when I first heard the thing called a "stinger". Maybe there will be a killer Bee's version soon. Or how about getting a good Buzz on with team 175?