Robo-Cross B

[robotman]

yea it is

[computernerd4826]

do you know if they made it to nationals?

[yousmellchinese123]

They did not make it to nationals.
They are 2 time winning Robo-crossians for SoCal
They won both times with that claw.
It is pretty darn fast for a claw.

[fleet130]

changing the motor doesnt seem to make it go to much faster but it does give me a good amount of control back

Must be my day in the wayback machine! I missed this one when it went by.

Motors generate signals that can interfere with the radio receiver and cause control problems. As motors age, they tend to generate more signal and cause more interference.

A small bypass capacitor connected between the motor terminals (as close to the motor as possible) will absorb this signal, reducing the interference. An inexpensive .01uF ceramic disk capacitor, available from Radio Shack, should do the job.

For more information than you ever wanted to know, see: Bypass Capacitors

Don't know if this will help your problem, but it can also reduce the interference to others as well.

[megmuffinx3]

nevermind...
i found it... wow...
are they going to nats?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVEgVak_fDk

Is anyone able to tell what they used to pick up the coins?
Was it just the claw or did they attach something to the claw?

Thanks.

[robotman]

wahoo i got third with 227 points

aww i just realized that this is the last year for robots so now i can build really fun robots though

[earthbot25]

nevermind...
i found it... wow...
are they going to nats?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVEgVak_fDk

Is anyone able to tell what they used to pick up the coins?
Was it just the claw or did they attach something to the claw?

Thanks.

they used a pincher, but pennies are real easy to pick up compared to dimes

[computernerd4826]

wahoo i got third with 227 points

aww i just realized that this is the last year for robots so now i can build really fun robots though

the last year? nooooooooooooooooooooo
well, this is my last year of scioly though, so i guess it doesnt matter

[megmuffinx3]

wahoo i got third with 227 points

aww i just realized that this is the last year for robots so now i can build really fun robots though

Third at states or regionals?

[starpug]

wahoo i got third with 227 points

aww i just realized that this is the last year for robots so now i can build really fun robots though

the last year? nooooooooooooooooooooo
well, this is my last year of scioly though, so i guess it doesnt matter

No C team where you are?