Team CWG

[SKBT]

cause hubmotors are awesome

[Jamin]

To make it cool obviously.


Also camber the wheels.

[Badnik96]

Nice, looks like an interesting design

[Gauche Suede]

To make it cool obviously.


Also camber the wheels.

Camber wheels don't work in real life.

[Jamin]

To make it cool obviously.


Also camber the wheels.

Camber wheels don't work in real life.

Umm

and since their is a complete lack of pictures

It's not very hard to angle motor mounts breh

[SKBT]

It's not very hard to angle motor mounts breh

angle drilling is a pain.


I'm not going to camber the wheels on this bot. It would require me to make the bot taller and it would track funny upside down.

[Gauche Suede]

I was talking to MikeNCR on FB and then this idea happened. This is just a quick sketchup sketch to get the idea out.

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I'm thinking 30lb pneumatic front hinged launcher.

HF drill drive 3" wheels, low pressure, maybe 2.5" bore ram cause I have one lying around.

Maybe you can turn this into the world's first ever popup, idk, maybe by making the flipper shorter and making the end look like a hook....

[Jamin]

I can't see how that would be worth the effort. Surely a proper flipper would work a lot better in real life.

The 30 pound sportsmans class is about having fun and experimenting with designs, not beating everybody.

[SKBT]

I can't see how that would be worth the effort. Surely a proper flipper would work a lot better in real life.

The 30 pound sportsmans class is about having fun and experimenting with designs, not beating everybody.

I'm not saying people shouldn't, just I can't see why they would when it wouldn't really work.

cause i already have a normal flipper and i think the idea of splating another robot against the lexan would be funny.

[Jamin]

I can't see how that would be worth the effort. Surely a proper flipper would work a lot better in real life.

The 30 pound sportsmans class is about having fun and experimenting with designs, not beating everybody.

I'm not saying people shouldn't, just I can't see why they would when it wouldn't really work.

Because not everybody wants to build a boring, generic wedge with a long metal plate that lifts up and down, that's almost as bad as building another 3 lb Last Rights. Sorry but not everybody involved in competitive robotics is a total tryhard like you are.

[SKBT]

i just realized i never bothered to publish that entry about Muttley from july on my blog... so here it is...

[SKBT]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bRDj6ldyxY&feature=plcp#ws

shot some high speed video of phoenix today.

[SKBT]

I can't think of anyone involved in competitive robotics that isn't a tryhard. I think you have to be :P

little late to respond to this but i'm anything but a tryhard.



so me and one of my friends got an opportunity to design and build a tourguide/telepresence robot.





this is a picture of the preliminary design. it could either moonlight as a crappy battlebot or a tiny FIRST bot.

the bowtie thing is a screen mount and is on a 4 bar arm to keep it perpendicular to the ground.

i'll keep you guys updated with design progress on my blog.

[SKBT]

parts waterjet... waiting for stuff to come from china...

[Badnik96]

Nice, Robo Rooter is being finished I see.

[SKBT]

its at the pretendobot phase...

[Badnik96]

Sweet.

[MassimoV]

Love that disc.

[HurricaneAndrew]

Shouldn't the lock nuts be on the other way?

[SKBT]

Shouldn't the lock nuts be on the other way?

yes but i don't want to lock yet. i need to take it apart again to wire it