Give some feedback on what you think of team 61 robot for this year… If you have any questions i will be greatly glade to answer them… Although i can’t tell you everything i can tell you some stuff about it… We have our own secrets two you know!!!
o ya our robot you can find it in the gallery or click on the link below
it looks pretty coolio…heh i like the drive train, but i cant really figure out what those bars are gunna be for unless you still need to add some kind of grabber thing on the end of it, but anyways it looks cool, compared to all we have is drawings on CAD at the moment…:rolleyes:
Ok…
So what’s it do?
Its designed for plowing through the boxes and being the KING OF THE HILL… The arms are used for blocking and for moving boxes so we can hold on to them some what… when the arms are extended through the front or rear they are 5’ apart and from either side they are 7’ 2"… They are made out of steel…
well, since you have the old bosch and old chippy on that bot, it looks like you still have a lot of work converting your old 2002 bot
thats our robot right there we just have to put the motors on the arms and we are done…
What are you going to do if the boxes aren’t there when you get there?
Have you got good backup strategy in case plan A can’t be achieved?
Yes we do but its still kind of being worked out…
did some one say we are converting our old robot for this years competition?
well, since you have the old bosch and old chippy on that bot, it looks like you still have a lot of work converting your old 2002 bot
Yeah some one did, but i hate to break it to you, its a brand new robot, brand new everything (well almost) Thanks tho
**its a brand new robot, brand new everything (well almost) Thanks tho
What’s not brand new?
if i told you i would have to kill you… =)
*Originally posted by BillyGoats *
**if i told you i would have to kill you… =) **
Yes we would…
Isn’t that the same base as last year?? As in drive train, and body and everything inside?
http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics/images/2002%20Gears1.jpg
Last years drivetrain: Note the smaller drill last year.
http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics/images/2002%20Top%20View2.jpg
Last year body: note the nice paint job, note the steel in the front, note the back of the robot solid wood.
Look for the drill holes from last year if you think this is last year base.
Look at 2 year ago base: This look more like this years robot.
http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics/images/DrivingOverBridge2001.jpg
Look at 3 years ago robot:
http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics/images/roboti73.jpg
Do you see a pattern. We stay with something that works. We build a new base every year. We make changes as we go like this year we build strong rail system for the tracks. Different tracks this year, it is hard to tell but yes they are different. Look at the motors they are new because of the new drills we got. So if you think in any way we do not follow the rules you would be wrong. We like to be able to put our robot together quickly.
Why change the design every year. This way we can spend more time on the task at hand.
Nothing says we can’t use the same design we just can’t use anything from the last year parts unless noted in the rules.
Take at look at our web site and you will see all the different robots each year. We don’t have picture on the web from our 1994 robot but you would see the same style as we have now the only different is it was 36" wide instead of 30".
I wanna know how much those huge metal beams weigh.
Greg
i dont see this robot as doing very well for king of the hill, i might be mistaken but if the arms dont have contact with the platform i see your robot spinning around when someone goes after the end of your arm
I wanna know how much those huge metal beams weigh.
the two beams with the centers in them weigh in at 35Lbs.
Just think if you get these long arms spinning like a top and someone tries to come close what do you think is going to happen.
the low center of gravity and the way the tracks are we have pretty good traction on the top of the ramp.
the point is not to be at the top until the end of the match. Full speed with arms out will push a couple of robots off the edge.
the arms and a strong robot will be good to knock over anybody stack even if they try to stop us. remember if your robot is touching any part of your stack that stack does not count. if a robot pushes into your own stack then you lose those points.
This is just some of the thing a strong robot can do. The field is open due because our robot can go under the bar so it would be hard to block
for those fast robot that knock the center stack down quickly our arms are wide enought to push them back up and over the ramp.
*Originally posted by Mike Norton *
the point is not to be at the top until the end of the match. Full speed with arms out will push a couple of robots off the edge.
Not if they have a firm hold. Track systems are good on top of the ramp and on the carpet. The ramp slopes however poses a problem. One of the reasons for having a track drive is for more points of contact. At the top and the bottom of the ramp you lose the advantage contact points, and you are no different than a four wheel drive robot. So, if a robot on top has a firm hold close to the edge of the ramp, odds are your tracks are no advantage. Note: the center idle wheel could also cause you to teeter at the top.
*Originally posted by Mike Norton *
**
Just think if you get these long arms spinning like a top and someone tries to come close what do you think is going to happen.
**
Explain exactly what you mean by this.
Greg