We are very happy with the outcome of this years robot. Our first regional will tell. SoCal be ready for the Force From The North. The Blizzard is on it’s way. Better get out your warm woolies.
The design is excellent … something I have grown to expect from your robots year to year. just excellent. two questions, first is how wide the ramp parts that the team’s wheels will ride on… can’t quite make out how big of a gap that is in the middle. second question, how do you pick off the ground I am not quite seeing it, and am quite interested (or do you plan to only pick from the human loader).
Good Luck at your first regional and see you in Waterloo.
Taking bets on how long it takes for that camera to get killed? :yikes:
The ramps have 2 different widths. We believe that we can can 2 robots with 28" width or one 28" and one 38". Yes we can pick off of the ground.
$5 on 3 matches.
anyway, that’s what i was thinking the first time i saw it, hopefully when the ramps are up it protects it also. Looks good steve, are we goign to see it in Rochester sometime? either FLR or offseason?
I think that arm has a one stage lift and a rotating arm. Hence when the lift is collapsed the arm reaches the floor.
Camera is only needed for 15 seconds. If it breaks, so be it. As for Rochester, neither I or the team will make it this year. I am planning on attending the one and only Rah Cha Cha Rukus. Not sure if the team will be able to make it though. Ramps, what ramps? :rolleyes:
well i am not allowing you to come unless that more pretty looking thing comes as well.
haha, you and 188 is always welcome to the ruckus!
I believe that you just volunteered for Pie In The Eye event at Rukus. 
only if the pie consists of the same stuff, that was reall good stuff.
so, what’s the protection of the camera anyway?
/trying to keep this thread about the robot…
Nice design as always Steve! I had an exact sketch of this design at the kickoff on a piece of napkin. I bet there will be alot of similar designs. We’ll be missing you guys down at FLR this year!
Since I am out on sabbatical the next couple of years I’ll see what I can help out with at the competition.
Been missing it…
Ellery
The post is inside of our bumpers and very close to the ramps. If we are contact there we are being hit outside of our bumper zone. That is a chance that we are taking.
That was a given.
The Sparx by themselves are good for at least $20 for an opportunity to slap Alex in the face with a pie!
Very nice looking robot - I especially like the color scheme.
Couple of questions:
Does the camera track while you’re moving? I’d worry that it would wiggle too much on the end of the support to maintain lock on the light.
Is there a stop for robots once they get onto the horizontal platform? (I can’t see one in the picture). If not, are you concerned about the robots driving over the edge?
Anyhow, see you in LA. in 2 weeks!
Looks like a solid design this year. I like the simplicity of the bot, hopefully we will get a chance to climb those ramps a few times this year. 
Looks like a solid bot guys. Hopefully we’ll get to play with you at LA 
How do you deploy your ramps?
Looks like another great robot from team 188, good luck at your regionals and see you at GTR
Airline cable connected to two pins which hold the ramps upright. The cable is linked to a window motor in the centre of the robot. Soon as we need to deploy the ramps, we just run the motor. Originally we tried with a servo but it ended up not being entirely reliable. I’m sure someone else can provide more detail! There are also turnbuckles to adjust tension.
You guys in Canada sure are coming out with some impressive bots. Is it possible that 296 will be removing the only from the title “First and only FIRST champions from Canada”?