As always the best edited robot reveal!
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Holy crap. I can only dream of making videos (and robots) of that quality! Incredible!
Amazing robot, canāt wait to compete at Colorado! Weāll be watching yāall in Oklahoma! Good luck!
Awesome design as always. I love the circular-tube style elevator. The climber is for sure the most creative I have seen yet, just be sure to avoid friendly fire from alliance members trying to get on the platform last second!
Awesomeness!!
The climb is amazing. Great robot, good luck
WOW. Just WOW. AMAZING, Original Climb idea! Great Job! 
Amazing robot. Weāll done.
Can I give unsolicited advice? We prototyped the suction pad and abandoned it. Now Iām feeling remorse about that decision 
. Our concern was that we found gouges in the platform ruined the suction. Hereās a way to mitigate that issue:
Subdivide your plate into 9ish cells, each with its own seal and connection to your vacuum pump. That way if a scratch ruins the seal on two or three of the cells, you still have 66% of your holding power. Doesnāt take much extra work and might save a climb or two.
[Edit] you might have to install a little flow restrictor in the line between each cell and your pump so that a big leak doesnāt overwhelm the pump.
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Yep, definitely made my video feel inadequateā¦ again.
Great work as always.
Nah, 148 Cribs is top-notch FRC cinematography. Up there with āHat Hat Hatā and that video of Dean getting hit in the face with a ball.
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How does one achieve so much holding power is it just how big the suction cup is determines how much you can hold
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You got it. The downward force is the difference in pressure under the pad and over the pad (atmosphere) * the area between the seals. So a -10psig vacuum presssure * a 10 square inch pad = 100 lbf of downforce.
So then the air is such being sucked out through that 775 vacuum pump spinning
Well I am thoroughly impressed again! hope I get to see it in person, hopefully at worlds, or if you guys go to Cowtown this year!
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Were you guys able to just drop an FRC legal motor into this vacuum pump? Or did you have to do some modifications. If so, what kinds of changes did you make?
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Curious what foam or rubber material you are utilizing on your vacuum plate. Tried this in the past and could not get the vacuum to retain for more than a minute or so. How long will yours retain vacuum, and what do you do to hold the robot at height after game end?
Outstanding design, and love to watch your matches!
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