16-03-2013 00:00

AdamHeard

Re: pic: 207

Tank.

I refuse to believe this is 89 lbs.

See you guys at La.

16-03-2013 00:51

MattC9

Re: pic: 207

Its almost like they crafted the metal to weigh that much.

16-03-2013 00:56

Andrew Zeller

Re: pic: 207

That thing's stance is so cool. Also, with all the cylinders you have on there, is one tank enough?

16-03-2013 02:11

Botwoon

Re: pic: 207

It's actually well under 89lbs in this picture; this was before we finished up most of the pneumatics/electrical work.

It has more tanks, they weren't on for this picture. If you think it looks cool here, wait until you see it at LA

16-03-2013 10:56

stens987

Re: pic: 207

Best of luck to you in LA! Do you still have the AMAZING drivers you had last year? Hope to see you in STL

16-03-2013 12:45

Botwoon

Re: pic: 207

Last years drive team was seniors (I was one of them). I've been coaching our new drive team since the end of the 2012 season, and it looks like they'll measure up just fine .

16-03-2013 14:16

Leav

Re: pic: 207

do you have any videos of the bot? I'm struggling to understand how the pickup works....

looks like the back part of the conveyor can go up and down?

16-03-2013 15:22

Botwoon

Re: pic: 207

No videos yet, but your assumption about the conveyor is right; it flips the frisbees up from the conveyor to be loaded.

Our pickup is effectively identical to 254's pickup. The front roller is over the top of the frisbee and pulls it in, and the bottom roller (spinning opposite to the front roller) kicks the frisbee up and pulls it into the conveyor. They've got plenty of matches you can watch to see how it works.