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2010 Robot 

2010

Dimensions: 27"W x 37"L x 16"H

Weight: 120 lbs

Concept:
Our team decided that the ability to go over the bump would be important in the game. Although going under the tunnel would be difficult (due to the careful alignment involved), we decided to build the robot so that it could drive under the tunnel if we needed to, both as a way to force us to keep the center of gravity low as well as to give us the option of going under the tunnel the one time it may be useful. To maintain maneuverability as well as go over the bump easily, we chose an eight-wheel-drive design.

A surgical tubing powered kicker, reloaded by a pneumatic cylinder, was simple to design and implement, and has less points for failure. It allows us to kick the ball into the goals from almost anywhere on the field.

Finally, because the robot would be very short relative to its weight, we were able to strengthen parts of the robot where, in previous years, we would not have the weight to do so. The result is an extremely robust design.

Features:
-Custom two-speed shift on the fly transmission  (8 and 16 feet per second)
-Extremely robust
-Very low center of gravity; virtually impossible to tip by itself
-Ball retention device to possess balls when the robot lines up for a shot
-Kicker capable of scoring from all three zones
-Goes over the bump and under the tunnel


2009 Robot

2009

Dimensions: 27"W x 36"L x 58"H

Weight: 110 lbs

Concept:
Early on in the design process, our team recognized two general design approaches to the 2009 Challenge: A "dumper" that could unload a large number of balls quickly, but only in one direction, or a "turreted shooter" capable of scoring at various angles, but would be slower and potentially less accurate.

Our final design was a hybrid of the two; we combined the throughput of the dumper with the flexibility of the turret. The end result was a robot that could score within a 180-degree arc from the front of the robot, and do this at 7 balls/second.

Features:
-Custom single-speed transmission
-Four-wheel tank drive
-Modular design
-Large hopper
-Pickup balls from the ground
-Shoots up to 7 balls/sec.
-Automatic camera tracking enabled
-Able to score autonomously

Click here for a 3d model of the 2009 Robot
2008 Robot

2008

Dimensions: 27"W x 37"L x 56"H

Weight: 120 lbs

Features:
-Custom two speed dog shifting transmission (7 to 15 feet per second)
-Six-wheel drive
-Able to hurdle the 40" diameter trackball over the 6'6" Overpass
-Extremely robust
-Reliable "Hybrid Mode"

Click here for a 3d model of the 2008 Robot
2007 Robot

2007

Dimensions: 28"W x 38"L x 48"H

Weight: 115 lbs

Features:
-Custom two speed ball shifting transmission (5 to 13 feet per second)
-Six-wheel drive
-The team's first camera-tracking autonomous mode
-PID control for arm positioning

2006 Robot

2006

Dimensions: 28"W x 38"L x 60"H

Weight: 120 lbs

Features:
-Able to fire 'POOF' balls

2005 Robot

2005

Dimensions: 28"W x 38"L x 60"H

Weight: 120 lbs

Features:
-Extremely robust
-Telescoping arm
-Able to fire T-shirts (added after competition season)

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2009 Silicon Valley Regional Best Website Award
2009 Website Excellence Award
2006 Website Excellence Award