That was to say, very little editing, snappy music etc… Joe’s video may have been simple but it was very well produced AND any time Joe speaks, something interesting is said! I hope to have something by Saturday.
I’ve also uploaded rev1 of our winch gearbox to the Robotin3Days.com blog. There is some missing info and minor differences between this version and ours. Most namely on our bot we trimmed down the dog and gears and in this version I left them untrimmed. The intent is to get closer to an off the shelf solution for teams. The only custom part is the shaft which AndyMark has agreed to carry and should be available sometime next week.
This is true. We stayed with our original intent of the challenge: To demonstrate a mostly FIRST legal robot, utilizing efficient prototyping process, tools and techniques. We also were committed to having our systems completed and not left in unfinished state. If it weren’t going to be able to implement it in time, it didn’t go on the robot.
We believe strongly that if teams focus on finishing early and allowing their drive teams and programmers time with the bot they will see significant competitive advantage at their first regional. Most teams only see 1 regional, so this is a huge must for them. Teams that show up Thursday morning ready to pass inspection and practice immediately will have competitive advantage early on, unless they have the resources i.e. 2 robots or multiple Regionals to compensate for this lost time. Our team saw the equivalent of 2 weeks worth of driver practice and test and adjust utilizing these principles.
(This obviously doesn’t count for rule binding things like bumpers etc… Make sure you read the rules…)
I hope to have something by Saturday.