R those forced in or do they fit semi freely?
Well, let’s do the math, shall we?
A perfect cube has the dimensions of 5.5 inches along each side. Since the interior area of the larger barrier is 15.5" x 10", this would allow 4.5 inches horizontally left to fit in the diagonal of the third cube. However, if you assume that the cube goes in at a 45 degree angle, this would mean that the diagonal of the cube would be 5 inches times the radical of 2. However, the cube would also be inset by 2.25 inches, because the portion of the orange cubes inside the triangle forms a 45-45-90 triangle, and that’s easy to do trigonometry with. Subtract that from the sidelength, and that means that with perfect cubes and field setup, this wouldn’t be possible (5sqrt(2)-2.25 ≅ 4.82 <4.50).
So, they should be forced in, else either the tolerances are toward the taller side or the field is set up incorrectly.
EDIT: Since I assumed spherical cows, I forgot to account for the corners being sliced off of each cube. Being lazy and using pixel counts from a photo I took using the Snipping Tool from Appendix A, and then double-checking my work using Autodesk Inventor with the official Field CAD, I’ve deduced that the cut forms a 45-45-90 triangle with a base length of 0.375". So, this should allow the orange cubes to be pushed closer to the wall about 0.265" and be 0.265" away from the field perimeter, which could actually fit (5sqrt(2)-2.25 - 0.53≅ 4.29 <4.50).
In short, three stacks new meta.
Why would you go through the effort to do this.
Because you gotta get the stacks to get the victory and even if you get one cube like that you can stac on top of it
Does a Gif count?
That just hurts my soul. What made you do this? Competition stress without a hammer?
That poor motor… Does it still work?
Not sure, I just saw the video on Instagram with no team numbers or names.
Is it just me or are the videos and gifs more painful than the pictures?
No hammer
no problem
Did you make this?
20
Try using the robot’s brain, it works better. Don’t use the protector screen, it softens the hit.
High strength gears are not quite as invincible as I thought they were
(I holed out the middle so the HS shaft slips inside)
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The old robotics teacher didnt believe in design. He just started building and they just brute forced every thing they could. We have a whole drawer of horribly cut parts that easily could have been worked around.