Oh. Well, I do have 2 points of support already. It should be fine, but I’ll add them after comp
The brace was added as an afterthought. It already has 2 points of support, the brace is just there to stop the axles from getting struck and shaking the motors
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17.5 inches long. it’s a big one
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Likely a violation of <R26>
My bad
Unless your drivetrain is asymmetrical, the outside C-channels are not attached to a cross-brace and are instead attached to the robot with standoffs.
Possible violation of <R26> with brain on the underside
You guys did great without pneumatics or flex wheels.
You just reach under the mogo mech to turn it on. I made sure it could be turned on and off without flipping it.
was about to post the same thing… looks like a definite violation of R26 that would keep it from passing inspection at a tournament. Easy enough to fix before then.
It is not behind a conveyor. It is facing the mogo mech, right beneath it. It is not hard to reach in any way
Oh wait, nevermind. Didn’t read the fine print
it doesn’t matter that you can easily reach the button. You also need to be able to see the screens and actually see the button. Here is a thread from just this year discussing the same idea.
I don’t believe that this specific question has been addressed in the Q&A, but here is the link to the brain being inside the conveyor…
the last bit of the response is…
“Teams and volunteers must be able to troubleshoot and easily turn off a Robot. We take safety rules with the utmost seriousness, and give most of them precedence over just about everything else. In a safety-related situation, volunteers must be able to safely and easily cut power to the V5 Robot Brain without having to understand the intricacies of the specific Robot and its operations.”
That logic should apply here. I’ve inspected many robots at many competitions and I would not pass it as is. You could keep it as is, but be prepared to fail an inspection.
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Always reed the fine print, failing inspection would stink and so play towards the side of safety.
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Don’t worry, I moved it. It was a hassle, tho.
Do you have polycarb or legal plastic? I can see quite a few ways to improve your robot with it, especially replacing those steel plates… (bonus: its only about $14 for 3 sheets)
Also, I wouldn’t use a low strength shaft for your first stage, especially since 1) it’s not a roving intake and 2) you don’t have a protecting c-channel in front of it. Any bot could “accidentally” bump it and deform it beyond use. Even now it’s bending dangerously…
6 motor drive please… it seems like you only have 6 motor so far, leaving 2 spares. I would add those to the drivetrain. Speaking of that by the way,
The drivetrain c-channel relations should be " ] [ ", " [ ] ", or some combination of those, not " n [ ". It will be much easier in the long run to mount other mechanisms.
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Well, we might change those soon, but with comp this weekend, we won’t have time. We’ll switch to a HS shaft afterward. Those guards were also kinda last-minute, so it’s a bit rushed. We will improve whenever we can!
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I agree; three points of encirclement is kinda sketchy
Also don’t use [ ] because having the motors on the inside of the C-channel is more space-efficient.
Intresting choice! For me, I would have done things differently, but it’s a solid design! As long as it can score and dunk rings, thats all you need! Nice work! 
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Yeah, ok. I’ll probably change that on the next bot, I don’t want to completely rebuild it
Hear me out. Just disc golf (spin up) the rings, and then the top steak is no longer an issue! Heh heh
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Well, we lost at our first comp and are out of the season. Oh well!
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