Rookie team 2104’s first robot. A tank design with 4" treads, pneumatic front-end lifter for easier turning. 8 drive train motors (4 Cim, 2 MiniBike, 2 FP). KOP chassis parts plus 1/4" aluminum plates.
Wow. That seems pretty beefy. That will be one powerful robot. Will it have some sort of appendage? I can’t see any type of possible mount for anything. And with that extrememly heavy drive system, there doesn’t seem to be much room for other systems. Even without any sort of manipulator or lift, this will still be a formidable robot, I think. Kudos to rookie team 2104.
We figured we didn’t have the experience/expertise to build a manipulator, so the focus is on being a powerful pusher with a ramp for 2 robots. We have a 3-panel ramp of aluminum honeycomb that we are trying to figure out how to deploy. Our first design with spring-loaded hinges controlled by bungees - that was too explosive and tore itself apart after a few times. Plan B is to have a motor/roller on the first panel that pulls the others out.
Amazing. My team, also rookies, had thought of doing treads and ramps, but they decided to shoot for the moon and the top spider.
Chris
Looks AWESOME guys. Having a ridiculously strong drive train will make you competitive no matter what, and having 2 ramps to climb up on…perfect. Great work guys. If were ever in a match together I hope its as an alliance, or else we are running away from that beast.
Nice but how r u goin 2 get the tube on the rack or r u just lifting up the robot? love the design though!
Good job for a rookie team. What competitions are you competeing in?
Hey guys,
it looks great with the bumpers on it. i would love to see it again with the ramp on top 
-Dan
nice bot. great shiny new red bumpers. i would like to see it after many bots run into it 
How did you put your numbers on your bumper?
To our dismay this year, the GDC ruled that applique’d numbers (or other items) make it a non-standard bumper. Painting or dying are OK. Go figger.
No, they updated it to say that if embroidery leaves the bumpers tough and smooth, it is legal. We too were dismayed after our original question was answered. However, we reasked specifically about embroidery, and were given more clarification. The thread we used last year held out better than the cloth on the bumper.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=2335&highlight=embroidery
Nice drive tracks. Be careful not to break them.
We did the numbers by creating a paper stencil, marking the outlines with a pencil, then coloring with a white, non-smearing grease pencil.
Yes, I saw that embroidery was allowed. 1188 had embroidery last year, but the mom that did it is no longer with the team so we were considering a sewed-on applique. That’s not allowed.
2104’s numbers don’t look embroidered, either. I wouldn’t want them to get a rude surprise in inspection. Especially since their team number is the same as my house address.