The Robots

2014 - PREDATOR
2013 - HURRICANE
Drive

Integrated Indexer and Shooter

Intake

Hanging Mechanism 
2012 - ENCORE
Drive

Shooter

Intake

Stinger

Video
2011 - TITAN
Drive
  • 6 wheel West Coast Drive
  • 4 in wheels, 2 in tread face 
  • 2 speed custom gearboxes 
  • 6 motors  (4 CIMS and 2 775's)

Arm
  • 2 775's through banebot's planetary and a custom gearbox
  • 2 window motors for virtual four bar wrist
  • 1 fisher price for the grabber
  • 2 pneumatic pistons drove the clamping motion

Minibot Deployment
  •  27 in "V" roller coaster style launch
2010 - the BOSS
Drive
  • 10 Wheel Drive
  • 4.5" Blue Nitrile Tread
  • 2 Speed Transmission
Hanger
  • Drive Gearbox Power Take-Off

Kicker
  • Full width pincher and kicker
2009 - RAPTOR
Drive
  • Wide 6 wheel with center wheel closer to back of robot.
  • Traditional West Coast Drive with hex axles
  • Single CIM per side, ~ 14 fps
  • 25.75" wide opening for ball intake.

Conveyors
  • Intake is in slant of the "7" shape, and is powered by dual CIMs
  • Exhaust is the short (~1') run pointed slightly downwards, and is powered by 2 Fisher Prices and 2 545s
  • Exhaust can receive balls from intake, or from hopper. Intake can load balls into hopper as well 
  • Pulleys are 2" OD Black ABS with a 1" Center Bore (bored to 1.125" on end for bearings/hubs)
2008- ARMAGEDDON 
Drive
  • 6 Wheel Drive
  • 2 CIMs per side
  • 2-speed AndyMark Super Shifters 
  • 7 fps low and 17 fps high

Arm and Grabber:
  • Single-jointed arm with 600 lb load capacity
  • Knocks down ball
  • Hurdles
  • Can grab ball while driving full speed
2007- RAMPASAUROUS 
Drive

Ramp
2006- B.O.B.
2005- X10DER
Drive
6 Wheel Drive
2004- UNCLE BUBBA
2003- SPOTS
2002- STEWART