Some Noteworthy Features:
26x28 Frame Perimeter
~90 lbs. without additional ballast
<17 in. tall in stowed configuration
SDS Mk4i L3 Drivetrain
2 Stage Cascade Rigging Telescoping Arm
Scores on all three levels
Capable of picking up cones and cubes both on the ground and on the shelf, including fallen over cones.
3 Game Piece Autonomous
Auto Balancing
As always we’re super excited for competition to be finally underway. We’ll see y’all at Glacier Peak, SunDome, and Sammamish and hopefully beyond that as well.
Very impressive form factor. Given the potential for slightly off center pickup, are you doing anything automatic to align correctly, or is that not a problem?
Not super visible in the video but it’s green cord, same stuff we used to retract our climbers last year. It’s attached to the fixed stage and runs on pulleys on the first stage, the ends attached to the second stage. It uses the movement of the first stage relative to the fixed stage to drive the second stage.
Chain (#35 chain specifically) is much stiffer. A lot of the design decisions were made to maximize stiffness since with a large arm that’s critical to being able to move it quickly and precisely.
