Team Whyachi's New Bot

[maddox]

Team Whyachis New Bot

I have studied it, and I am impressed.

But the first flip is assisted by the energy in the full body spinner bouncing on the arenawall.

Nonetheless, good machine from a heavy team.

I stick to CO2 myself

[robotic_ants]

Team Whyachis New Bot

Some more event reports are comming through now and so are some very detailed photos of Warrior but it is still hard to figure out how this bot is actually working..

These pictures are from Team Mad Cow and show a very detailed view of Warrior and alittle description on how the flipper mec works...

http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/inside_warrior_drive.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...rior_drive.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior_wedge.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...rior_wedge.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/inside_warrior_springs.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...or_springs.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior_shell.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...rior_shell.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior_servo.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...rior_servo.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior_gearbox.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...or_gearbox.jpg
http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/warrior_rack.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...rrior_rack.jpg

It uses a Magmotor to spin a 2 thick chromoly shell to about 900 RPM, and then uses a high power servo to pull an engagement pin. This pin causes the flipper arm to drop down and ride an offset ring on top of the shell, which in turn powers the flipper, and recocks it!

And the only way this bot was stopped at NO was by Megabyte a very powerful U.S. FBS, when it cracked the 2 thick chromoly shell..

http://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2005/cracked_shell.jpghttp://www.teammadcow.com/events/no2...cked_shell.jpg

Chris - ^_^

[Guest]

Team Whyachis New Bot

The reason Terry went with Warriors setup over some other type is the size factor, IIRC. He could not get that effective of a flipper using other methods without having a considerably larger bot.