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Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 23rd, 2009, 5:26 pm
by robotman
yea it is

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 23rd, 2009, 8:12 pm
by computernerd4826
do you know if they made it to nationals?

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 24th, 2009, 6:54 pm
by 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.

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 24th, 2009, 7:28 pm
by 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.

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 9:49 am
by megmuffinx3
computernerd4826 wrote: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.

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 26th, 2009, 5:57 am
by 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 :D

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 26th, 2009, 11:08 am
by earthbot25
megmuffinx3 wrote:
computernerd4826 wrote: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

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 28th, 2009, 4:31 pm
by computernerd4826
robotman09 wrote: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 :D
the last year? nooooooooooooooooooooo
well, this is my last year of scioly though, so i guess it doesnt matter

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 28th, 2009, 5:36 pm
by megmuffinx3
robotman09 wrote: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 :D
Third at states or regionals?

Re: Robo-Cross B

Posted: April 28th, 2009, 5:40 pm
by starpug
computernerd4826 wrote:
robotman09 wrote: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 :D
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?