Robot with ball in the pre-hurdle position
This is team 217’s 2008 Robot. Specifications are:
Drive:
4 CIM motors with AndyMark shifting guts custom packaged within our sheet metal base. Top speed approximately 17 fps.
Sheet metal components designed and assembled by ThunderChicken students and engineering mentors in SolidWorks, but manufactured by team 148.
Shuttle:
Linear slides with 27 inches of travel using globe motor and cable with a 3 inch pulley.
Arm:
2 Fisher price motors through AndyMark AM Planetary and custom gearbox utilizing the AM super shifter parts with the total gear ratio of 1000:1. The arm has the ability to shift into neutral.
Grabber:
1" PVC (of course) utilizing an 8" stroke 1 1/2" bore cylinder for the open and close.
The lovely 80" rule:
We have obeyed every aspect of the 80" rule. It is impossible for our robot to violate the 80" rule (if we are not tipped over). Our goal was to have the inspection checklist item that asks if the robot can extend past 80" be filled in as “no” so the refs will never have to make a judgment call.
Our auton video is linked here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=703523#post703523
holy 1000:1?!?! is that really nessacary?? we only use like a 4:1 ratio for our arm lol
Very nice, Thunderchickens. We are looking forward to seeing you in St. Louis.
I see you are doing auto without an IR sensor (no Robocoach interaction). Do you have the IR sensor on the robot at all?
Also, I like the use of last year’s low-cost rack plywood as a crash barrier on your test track. Waste not, want not.
We are using the IR sensor. It is shown in one of the other pictures.
This robot is gorgeous. Treat her kind. I can’t wait to see her in person. 
so seeing as the sheet metal parts were made by the robowranglers…is a twin lurking down south?
Mr.Copioli whats his/her name? Looks like a winner once again from one of the best teams in FIRST. The mechanics of it all look fairy simple for a 217 robot, I like it.
Another question similar is the elevator to the 05 design, they look alike.
Come to St. Louis next week, and see for yourself. 
And since 494/70 will be there, you might get to see two sets of twins. 
(The above is pure speculation – I have no inside knowledge.)
there is only one thing i have to say about this bot:
SPEED
nice work