Most unique robots/mechanisms

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#21

2010: 343’s hidden climber was really cool, unfortunately it was just inches too slow to make Einstein. There was a plastic shroud around the whole robot and the top had a pair of flaps that covered all but the topmost piece of metal so the whole thing disappeared for most of the match allowing them to slide through the tunnels, but was released at the end for an unexpected (the first time) climb.

2013: 254, the 7 second full climb was mind-blowing!

2015: 125’s can grabbers, stupid fast tennis balls on fishing rods. I was in shock when we played with them how fast and consistent they were.

2017: I’m surprised someone hasn’t mentioned the shooters of 971 or 125, specifically their feeder mechanisms

#22

I’m surprised no one has mentioned 971’s 2016 robot. They were the only robot that built a high entry point shooter that folded up like that. The first time I watched them was our match with them on hopper and I almost jumped during auto watching their routine.

#23

First time I watched their robot unfold that shooter and score my jaw dropped. The complexity of that mechanism was worth it for being nearly undefendable.

#24

Every year there’s a robot (or a few robots) that approach the game in some way I could never have thought of.

2017: There were a bunch of amazing/unique mechanisms this year, but everything about 2767’s design never ceases to amaze me. I never would have come up with half the stuff they did, let alone engineered it as well as they did.
2016: 971 built arguably the best robot of the year with the craziest, coolest shooting mechanism of the year.
2015: I loved 148/4587/1296/4039 that year. All the two-part robots that utilized the match time as effectively as possible were pretty incredible. Also 2826. Also 1114. For all it’s numerous flaws, Recycle Rush’s lack of robot restrictions created some of the most unique and impressive robots in the modern era.
2014: Definitely 254/1717 that year, with their flywheel shooters.
2013: 469’s robot that year was absurdly effective and I still have no idea how half of it works. How did it make sure that upside-down frisbees would eject out the top? How did frisbees enter through the human player feeder? The world may never know.
2012: 1717 and 71 with their multi-sided collectors and swerve drives were insane. Further, 1717’s absurd level of accuracy blew my mind.

#25

2008 - 1124 The UberBots method of manipulating the game piece this year was both incredibly simple and devastatingly effective. I was 12 at the time when I saw this machine and it was my 2nd FRC competition, it was one of the first times I was amazed at the elegance of simplicity on a robot.

#26

2017- 125’s feeder mechanism just worked so well and was one of the most unique designs this year.
2016- 971’s shooter was crazy to watch and extremely effective.
2015- 1987’s automated stacker didn’t create much buzz but I thought it was one of the coolest mechanisms that year.
2014- 1918’s human player catch and shoot from the corner was insanely effective.
2013- 1503’s slingshot 4 frisbees at once was awesome and even more awesome is that it actually worked.
2012- 67’s utility arm of 2012 was mind blowing and a one of a kind that year.
2011- 1503again. The fastest human loaded tube scorer and was surprisingly capable of a two tube autonomous as well.
2010- 469 is by far the most unique robot of 2010 and arguably the most effective as well.

#27

Second adjective definition:

very special or unusual
a unique talent
The preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds.
The deal will put the company in a unique position to export goods to Asia.
You can use more, very, etc. with unique in this meaning.

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#28

I believe the team you are thinking of would be 4060 and I have to agree, that climber was awesome!

#29

624’s giant friggin’ claw from 2008 was quite impressive. Not sure how well it worked though…

#30

Darn Kevin, you beat me to it. :slight_smile: 469’s entire system that year was truly amazing. Despite much of the attention going to the flashy 33 machine (which I love as well), 469 was a work-horse cycler, full-court shooter, and of course used the mechanism in question, the magical disc collector/sorter/conveyor/indexer.

2016: 1114 and 148 used the same awesome climber principle that was optimized for a fast climb (esp. 1114) and tiny size, for a pair of low bar robots.

Another 2016: Throughout FIRST history, single flywheels have been some of the most effective and common mechanisms, with two wheel shooters rarely seeing widespread use. However, in my opinion, 1690 built one of the most effective dual-wheel shooters ever. Its elegant design earned the team a trip to Einstein finals.

2014: I must say, the hat was pretty unique.

#31

Darn Kevin, you beat me to it. :slight_smile: 469’s entire system that year was truly amazing. Despite much of the attention going to the flashy 33 machine (which I love as well), 469 was a work-horse cycler, full-court shooter, and of course used the mechanism in question, the insane disc collector/sorter/conveyor/indexer.

2016: 1114 and 148 used the same awesome climber principle that was optimized for a fast climb (esp. 1114) and tiny size, for a pair of low bar robots.

Another 2016: Throughout FIRST history, single flywheels have been some of the most effective and common mechanisms, with two wheel shooters rarely seeing widespread use. However, in my opinion, 1690 built one of the most effective dual-wheel shooters ever. Its elegant design earned the team a trip to Einstein finals.

2014: I must say, the hat was pretty unique.

#32

I’m not 100% sure what you’re asking about with the first question, the robot could intake and fire upside-down frisbees but they would almost certainty miss.

For the human player feeder, there was a lexan ramp that extended out to the slot. Frisbees would just slide down the ramp, then a conveyor with a funnel would bring them up to the bucket we used for our hopper:

#33

To hop on the 2013 train, I am surprised that no one has mentioned 987 from that year. That robot was sweet in every way.

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#34

From this year, how about 1640’s CVT Swerve Modules?

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO_clsXawGDQPnwsGOesTVmVwD2d9Jg_Qkc4xCVxLC9mbga1ZPstahlpCjx0L7rAA/photo/AF1QipPKsvuvZJDXDr1QCJkcKqcDgzLDl5-90KjVR12k?key=TDlVcExrX2VTR0s4Z0w4cUFnTFpTd2lIUlA5eV9B

#35

I seem to recall that frisbees would sometimes pop out the top after being intaked and being told that the robot was designed so that upside-down discs would just pop out the top.

Regardless, the whole system was just crazy impressive in how well-refined each mechanism was.

#36

Idk man,

this robot is still pure Black Magic.

#37

FRC148-2013 Climber. While there were several unique climbing solutions that year, few were as terrifying to watch and uniquely executed as 148 that year. The giant sector gear was a really cool way of getting tremendous ratio and getting the right motion profile.

#38

By the definition of unique, 1710 in 2014 qualifies.

Did it work?

Nope not really. But it was scary. And very tall.

This is one match where it did work in auto. We just had the throttle on the joystick associate with how far across the defense zone to drive. It was all approximation.

#39

340s climber in 2013 was pretty bad $@#$@#$@#.

#40

https://i.imgur.com/v1Pu8Chh.jpg

5818 from 2017 might not be the most dominating robot, but has some of the coolest concepts in it. It has a floor gear pick up, a turret for the gear mechanism, and a extender arm to put the gear on the peg. They also managed to do a 2 gear auto a few times.