19-01-2015 18:24

thatprogrammer

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

Are you building a second chassis that runs of the power of the first? A larger version of the "minibot"? :O

19-01-2015 18:35

orangemoore

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

My guess:
You are building two different robots.

1. Is a 4WD drive that stacks outside of the frame
2. Is a 6WD drive that stacks within the frame

19-01-2015 18:38

thatprogrammer

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

Maybe the two chassis go in front of eachother after the match starts? You'd need a crazy system to lower one though...

19-01-2015 18:43

Paul Richardson

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

Transport configuration size restrictions do not apply once you're on the field setting up. You can just do it by hand, as long as you don't delay the match (guideline is you should be able to do it in a minute or less).

19-01-2015 18:46

thatprogrammer

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

True, but you need to transport within the normal size box. Fitting all of that into the box might be a bit.. difficult to transport with. If you could though, I can see how you could use fasteners to attach them together within 60 seconds. That might help lower your center of gravity as well...

19-01-2015 20:11

IronicDeadBird

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

I'm assuming you know the answer and didn't just wander into the work space and see that laid out.
If that is what you walked in on uh sorry I guess....
Am I only allowed to use the picture to guess?

19-01-2015 20:56

audietron

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

I would suspect weight would turn into an issue if they planned to use both at the same time, My bet is they want to try both and have 2 complete robots bagged just in case.

19-01-2015 21:42

samfruth

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

Are you building a robot by chance?

19-01-2015 22:39

audietron

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Now that you mention it, I'm not so sure they are!

20-01-2015 12:21

Chirag

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A tethered, 2 part robot? I really wanted my team to do this but we decided against it. If that is what you guys are doing, I can't wait to see how it turns out!

20-01-2015 12:43

gpetilli

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

the squarer (is that a word?) is the drive chassis - looks like drive mounting holes and bumper flares, and the tall one is the elevator - "wheels" mounted sideways for the lift mechanism. If I am correct, I recommend moving your battery location - would be long wire runs and very top heavy.

20-01-2015 13:57

Jared Russell

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I hope you guys are doing what I think you are doing.

20-01-2015 14:09

PayneTrain

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I hope they're doing what you think they're doing too, especially if we are thinking the same thing. It would also be cool if y'all are doing it.

20-01-2015 14:35

Jared Russell

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20-01-2015 14:57

BigJack

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I'm not so sure about that. To me, it looks like the aluminum belly pan of the long oriented frame seems to have cutouts for gearboxes right in the middle. Also, why would an elevator need a belly pan? Maybe it's honestly just a second chassis. Perhaps they're just being GP and helping another team fab or sharing their work space.

Although to be completely honest, I don't know what you're making here, but I really hope it's a flop-bot. After all, this is the first year flop-bots have been legal for a very long time.

20-01-2015 16:40

IronicDeadBird

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

Who added the tags that are with the picture?
I'm seeing #returnoftheminibot and chassis...
Those are my guesses as of now.

20-01-2015 21:21

JorgeReyes

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

For the long chassis, assuming your stacking inside the chassis perimeter, are you guys planning on driving on the scoring platform and just dropping the stack there?If so you will have trouble with a 6WD since you have a center wheel pivoting on the scoring platform when ontop.

20-01-2015 22:37

Briansmithtown

Re: pic: What Are We Doing?

My guess is building a robot.

21-01-2015 02:15

pandamonium

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BigJack is correct! This is for a team we are helping to mentor. They were not able to meet much during winter break at the school and have limited resources.

although...

This does not mean we are not doing the 2 robot 1 battery minibot concept. Anything could still happen in 3 weeks...

21-01-2015 04:56

asid61

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That was a really classy troll there. Thank you for helping out another team; chassis work always takes a toll on fabricators.