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This is a quick phone picture (and quick crop job) to show off our 2014 robot, currently named PHireWire. It gets its name due to an unfortunate accident we had the week prior to Week 0; the electronics team accidentally used 16AWG wire between the Jaguar motor controller and the motor, and during testing the bundle of wire containing these wires started smoking - the current being pulled was way too much for the wire and it literally melted/burned the insulation off the wire. Fortunately nothing was damaged (except the wire and some egos) but it was decided we'd call the robot "PHireWire" (pronounced like the IEEE1394 spec "FireWire") as a comedic reminder of this electronics mishap.
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17-02-2014 13:40
MattC9
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
Looks great Danny!! It shares an eerie resemblance to a certain '08 robot from up north, but I'm sure you get that a lot. Now does the whole purple assembly pivot?
17-02-2014 15:13
Racer26
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
You know, it's funny.
I watched kickoff, and my immediate reaction was that we're going to see a TON of Simbot SS clones, and as the weeks of build season progressed, it seemed like the majority ran away from that idea, and this is the first one vaguely reminiscent I've seen as a finished product.
17-02-2014 16:41
Bertman
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
The arm pivots using a lead screw which moves a slide on a lineal bearing which in turn move the connecting rods.
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Originally Posted by MattC9
Looks great Danny!! It shares an eerie resemblance to a certain '08 robot from up north, but I'm sure you get that a lot. Now does the whole purple assembly pivot?
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17-02-2014 17:35
Kris Verdeyen
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
Looks great guys! Got a video we can watch?
17-02-2014 23:45
Danny Diaz
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
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Originally Posted by Racer26
I watched kickoff, and my immediate reaction was that we're going to see a TON of Simbot SS clones, and as the weeks of build season progressed, it seemed like the majority ran away from that idea, and this is the first one vaguely reminiscent I've seen as a finished product.
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-Danny
18-02-2014 00:01
cadandcookies
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
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Originally Posted by Racer26
You know, it's funny.
I watched kickoff, and my immediate reaction was that we're going to see a TON of Simbot SS clones, and as the weeks of build season progressed, it seemed like the majority ran away from that idea, and this is the first one vaguely reminiscent I've seen as a finished product. |
18-02-2014 00:09
Danny Diaz
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
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Originally Posted by Kris Verdeyen
Looks great guys! Got a video we can watch?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUFI1OFjdsM
Not the "best", but gives you a taste.
-Danny
18-02-2014 17:56
Danny Diaz
Re: pic: LASA Robotics (FRC418) 2014 Robot - PHireWire
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Originally Posted by cadandcookies
"Improving" an SS-esque design was probably significantly harder than many teams originally thought it would be.
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-Danny
21-02-2014 00:02
cadandcookies
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Originally Posted by Danny Diaz
I'll certainly drink to that.
-Danny |
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