Alright, the final team post. I guess we have to admit that we hoped to make a deeper run at the competition, but we ran into the winning bot in the quarterfinals and we have to give them props. On the bright side though, we did win best mechanical design so our day wasn't totally ruined... Overall the competition was a smashing success. Zeus had a few minor glitches initially but our bot preformed well enough to beat a few teams.
On the subject of our bot! First we will touch on our top bot. Our top bot was one of the fastest bots in the competition. The sandpaper wheels made it a simple task to climb over any object or push balls around. The plow mounted on the front of our bot allowed for quick pushing of balls and a prefect front to ram (a purely defensive maneuverer) other bots. The swivel wheels allowed the bot to turn 360 degrees on the spot. Overall, the top bot preformed better than initially expected.
Now to the main bot. This is our slot bases bot, and the meat and potatoes of our design. The front linkage system pushes open the slot with screw drive, slowly and powerfully. Next the rack and pinion controlled by the six speed motor turns on, and lowers the conveyor belt. Once the conveyor belt is lowered, a limit switch is turned on the conveyor belt starts turning. The conveyor belt is powered by a planetary gear box and an additional six volt power supply.
That concludes our slot-bot competition, now we can sleep again : ]
Thanks from,
ryan, trevor, colin, steve
On the subject of our bot! First we will touch on our top bot. Our top bot was one of the fastest bots in the competition. The sandpaper wheels made it a simple task to climb over any object or push balls around. The plow mounted on the front of our bot allowed for quick pushing of balls and a prefect front to ram (a purely defensive maneuverer) other bots. The swivel wheels allowed the bot to turn 360 degrees on the spot. Overall, the top bot preformed better than initially expected.
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