febuary challenge hard

1086VEX · January 25, 2007, 4:56pm

ok soo… here is the hard febuary challenge

you must build a robot that can manipulate 2 tennis balls (at once) an and deposit it to a hieght of 20 inches from the floor

size:
length: 12"
width: 12"
hieght: 8"

enjoy, and happy building:)

~Alex~

edit: i forgot to say that you must pick both balls up off the ground

the_killer_s_vex_dri · January 25, 2007, 6:39pm

…eisier than my rules!

1086VEX · January 25, 2007, 6:41pm

i wanted the task to be simple with small size limits to increase the difficulty.

~Alex~

robotmaker · January 25, 2007, 8:17pm

Can we use non vex parts?

ID_Miller · January 25, 2007, 8:27pm

dang it man… ok will see what i can think of… trap doors spring loaded doors

Stonebot · January 26, 2007, 3:47am

after u start can it get bigger than the limits?

1086VEX · January 26, 2007, 8:31am

i would like it to be all vex parts but if its not im not going to kill you or anything.

and yes you can expand outside of the size limits once you start

~Alex~

Stonebot · January 26, 2007, 3:15pm

good otherwise i think it would be impossible without using a catapult and a machine to put it in the catapult.

Stonebot · February 5, 2007, 3:01pm

when u say put into a height of 20" does that mean raise them that high??

1086VEX · February 5, 2007, 4:20pm

basiclly just find something that is 20" tall (like a ruller taped to a chair at 20") and dump the balls over them.

~Alex~

Stonebot · February 5, 2007, 6:24pm

do we literally have to dump the balls?

1086VEX · February 5, 2007, 7:17pm

no, you just have to deposit the balls to a hieght of 20" any way you want

~Alex~

Stonebot · February 6, 2007, 1:15pm

ok good just a few more days left of work

1086VEX · February 6, 2007, 7:17pm

its only like the 6th… i wasent going to close the entry time was like in a week at least, more like .

~Alex~

Stonebot · February 7, 2007, 3:20am

well i ran into a problem last night so it may take longer

sturm · February 10, 2007, 7:56am

I am confused.Is this just a online challenge for kicks?

Stonebot · February 10, 2007, 8:31am

basically you build a robot that can do the following task than at the end of the month a poll is set up and the robots entered in this challenge are posted on it as choices the the person who gets the most votes aka the winner gets to choose the following months challenge.

doukjin · February 10, 2007, 8:35am

the FVC challenge is manipulating softballs…
which are bigger than tennis balls last time i checked
besides the height requirement
its easier than the FVC challenge

Stonebot · February 10, 2007, 9:13am

the size requirement is very difficult to meet so in order for me to do this i am trying to use a scissor jack.

jgraber · February 11, 2007, 5:17pm

12"wide x 12" long x 8" high, two tennis balls from floor to 20" trashcan. ok.
Does it have to move too?
Or can it be stationary without wheels?