This robot was my third and final attempt to make a robot that could beat the standard cookie-cutter design. first attempt second attempt
In once sense I failed because I was not present at the California State championship held this last weekend, the first time I have not proceeded to the higher level competitions in my four season career. In another sense, I am positive that someone could take this design farther than I ever will.
When the lift is down, the difference between it and more standard robots seems trivial, I think most of the scouts that came by the table missed it, but it has an…er…twist
I see something twisted around an axle just above the back of your tray, which would be my first guess at what the “twist” is, but I can’t imagine what it does.
Well the first thing I noticed was the absence of motors directly powering the four bar and the two motors facing downward in the back are interesting…
My team has been watching your teasers/reveals all season and had the honor to compete with you at both the SLO and Tracy tournaments, and we have always been impressed with what you have had to offer. You and your father are always very friendly and you always have the best designs. I won’t give anything away about your robot, but I do have to say it was pretty cool when we last saw it at Tracy
Im assuming that the cage has a “dump truck ability” around the back axil. This is seen clearly in the last photo were the cage is know were to be seen
Thanks for the kind words. I think one of the many reasons that I went without taking home any ‘hardware’ this year is because most of the judges couldn’t get over the idea of a one man band in vex. I found myself spending about 3/4 of the interview being questioned about it :rolleyes:
It’s to bad you aren’t going to worlds this is probably my favorite robot this year so far! I love how quickly it scores. Will you be around next year?
Right now it’s about 50% chance that I will be competing next year; but if I do, it most likely would be more about winning as apposed to just inventing [as it has been the last two years (out of my four year career, the first year was my rookie year but we went to middle school nationals, my second year we creamed locally and went to worlds and then I got board of success started chasing after reverse-bar combinations… )].
There is a growing interest in robots among my friends so I also might end up being a mentor next year but that’s just speculation.
I like using them because they make a light and simple joint.
For more demanding applications, make sure that you use at least two because then tend to snap of the get a lot sideways pressure. (you could also use a piano hinge of course)
this is probably my favorite robot this year so far! I love how quickly it scores. Will you be around next year?
