well here you go
our 2017 robot, you guessed it “swamp thing”
Amazing! Love the gear intake and holy cow that shooter is fast. I can’t tell from the video if you’re running a turret against this year; is that the case?
nope fixed 4 775 PRO SHOOTER
Very cool and unique intake. Did you make or buy the tiny vectored intake wheels?
:yikes: The accuracy looks really dialed in for such a fast shooter. How many balls are you shooting per second? How does the intake fit fuel under while allowing gears to pass over, does it adjust its angle depending on what it is picking up?
Superb as always. Good luck this year!
Quick disclaimer: I am not one of the designers of this robot (the mechanical side of the team is lead by Jetweb and Dylan179.) I am just someone who has spent a lot of time assisting in getting the robot to where it is today.
Bought them, it was not easy to find a supplier since a lot of places where sold out but we got pretty lucky finding the ones we did.
The balls per second is around 6-8 (don’t quote me on this exactly, tonight we will have a more exact figure), and you are correct it adjusts depending on what it is picking up.
Awesome bot guys! Look forward to checking it out in person next week!
-Brando
Do you guys use a flywheel?
Dylan,
Great robot and a really cool gear pick up! See you in Rocket City.
David
This seems a little too conventional for you guys!
4 775 PROS! :ahh: You guys have the wattage of a drive train in your shooter!!
At the beginning, it shows the robot frame can drop to the floor, right? Is this a way to prevent getting moved by defense once you’re in a shooting position?
It looks to me like some sort of butterfly drive with treaded wheels and Omni-wheels, and I’m guessing they use it to drift, as shown at the 47 second mark in the video. This was utilized by many teams in 2014, such as 118, so that they could switch directions on the field quickly.
Looks more like an actuated slide drive module. The beginning shot is a view of the back of the robot and you can see a wheel in the middle
Looking great! Didn’t expect anything less. The Moose is saddened it won’t get to share the field this year with you guys. Best of Luck.
Ok. so the way interpret the rules this robot is illegal. Now correct me if I’m wrong. This is what I see 1. the robots hopper exceeds past the frame perimeters vertical perimeter plane. 2. the appendage is not confined to the frame perimeter pre-match set up. 3. my understanding is that appendages can leave the frame perimeter but must stay within the volume size restriction which this robot could possibly be within still, but looks to exceed. Now dont get me wrong i am not bashing this bot it looks amazing. great job team! i’m just using this bot as an example to better understand the rule changes and team updates from first. the robowranglers bot also confused me because of these new team update with the frame perimeter restrictions. Please again understand i’m just asking for insight in no means am i bashing these bots!
I’d like to point out that I am not on 179, but this is something that I noticed and took a hard long look at when we were there for Scrimmage last weekend. This robot is completely legal, and everything starts within the frame perimeter.
You’re allowed to go outside your bumpers, just need to stay within the dimensions that are given in the rule book.
I’d also like to comment that I really love this robot, and I think you guys did an absolutely fantastic job. Best of luck at SF at Rocket City!
- The Hopper is actuated to extend past the frame perimeter but start within the frame beforehand (0:04)
- I think there are three positions that the rollers can be in. In the beginning of the video the intake is over the frame perimeter, and then it extends downward for intaking gears and balls, but then when they hang at the end, the rollers look more within the frame.
- Your reading of the rules are correct. I do however disagree that the robot looks outside of the volume limit. Their drivetrain and bumper perimeter is likely a bit smaller than the allotted wide configuration’s width/length.
To add to the responses: there’ve been no appreciable changes to the size rules in Team Updates this year (some minor clarifications). Based on their videos and some quick estimation, both 179 and 148 aren’t apparently illegal under the original rules nor now. (Previous responses cover this fully.)