Can anyone suggest some links on how to build a high stakes mobile goal clamp? Me and my team don’t know how and there is literally no tutorials on YT.
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If you search “vex high stakes clamp explanation” you can find quite a few very detailed videos of different mogo clamps, which you can take inspiration from. You won’t find any tutorials with actual instructions, because that is not legal.
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This is a great point. My team has always tried to find something about how to build a clamp. We always came up dry. This is what I learned and know works:
Suggested:
- What we have used is a 2x C-channel on the back of the base only about 1/8 of an inch about the ground. This piece is used to prop up the goal.
- With the use of another C-Channel and pistons, you can use a level-like mechanism to press down on the goal and towards the ground. I suggest two double action pistons. (Regular pistons)
- Attaching the second C-channel to a secure hinge is an affective method. This allows it to rotate open and closed.
- Attached the pistons to the desired open and closed locations. This takes time.
- The end result should have a goal fully transportable and off the ground. Makes sure to play around with the second c channel and piston locations to fit the desired angle.
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Vex high stakes clamp no pnematics - VEX V5 Technical Support / OFFICIAL Tech Support - VEX Forum:
You can also use pneumatics. Look at examples on Youtube.
Pits & Parts (FUN) has teams explain parts of their robot. They have some good ideas.
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Please put this in v5.
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Yes it is legal. Both my mentors and my coach said
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G4 states that robots must represent the skill level of the team. If you exactly copy a robot mechanism, your robot is not at your team’s skill level and is a G4 violation. This goes for using instructions, exactly copying things from reveals, etc. Sometimes coaches are wrong.
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