Our Robots

Currently Under Construction

Our Stronghold Robot (2016)

Our Recycle Rush Robot (2015)

Ali

Specifications:

Drivetrain
- Custom 8 wheel drive "West Coast" style drivetrain
- 4" AndyMark performance wheels with blue nitrile tread
- West Coast Products 3 CIM gearboxes power the wheels
- Geared for 12.5 feet/sec for maximum acceleration/speed
Arm
- 3x2" extrusion arm rotates to lift balls off the ground and to scoring height
- Powered by a PG-188 gear-motor into a 15:1 ratio worm gearbox
Claw
- 1x1" extrusion hold balls while arm lifts them into position
- Intake on top of claw is run by BaneBots 775 through P-60 gearbox at 16:1 ratio
Shooter
- Utilizes a 1.5x1.5" aluminum plunger for a linear punch style shooter
- Paracord run by 2 BaneBots 775 motors through a 50:1 ratio Versaplanetary gearbox pulls the punch to firing position
- 2" bore pancake cylinder holds punch in firing position while winch unwinds
- To fire, pancake cylinder retracts and releases a quick release mechanism allowing the punch to spring forward

BP(A.K.A Belts & Pulleys)

Specifications:

Drivetrain
- Bolted Aluminum C-Channel chassis in a 6 wheel drive configuration
- 4 CIMs powering 6" performance wheels with nitrile tread
- Geared for approximately 12 feet/sec
Hooper
- Bent 1/4" lexan shaped like a chute optimized for loading for top HP station
- Gravity indexes disks into modified Home Depot Homer Bucket to vertically stack disks
Shooter
- Utilizes sure grip drive rollers to fire disks
- MiniCIM motors directly power the wheels
- Window motor "flipper" accelerate disks into the shooter

Mike the Headless Chicken

Specifications:

6 Wheel Drive with 6” HiGrip wheels
Bolted Aluminum C-channel Chassis
Four CIM motors through AndyMark CIMple gearbox power the wheels
Max speed: 10.5 ft/s
Polycord ball/bridge manipulator runs off one AndyMark 9015 motor through a P60 gearbox geared at 16:1
Bridge manipulator powered by two RS775 motors
Polycord ball lifter powered by 2 FisherPrice 9013 motors
Balls are shot using a 4 wheeled shooter powered by 2 RS775’s through the CIM-U-LATOR gearbox with 3 shooting zones optimized for fender shooting, from the key, and defense
Shooter controlled through PID loop to count rotations and optimize shooting performance

Logo & Motion

Specifications:

6 Wheel Drive with Plaction Traction Wheel
Bolted Aluminum C-channel chassis
4 Cim Motors Power the Wheels through an AndyMark CIMple Gearbox, Geared in at 14 FPS
Polycord Claw to Pick-up Tubes Powered by Window Motors
Claw Joint Powered by Banebots 775 Motor
Shoulder Joint Powered by 2 Window Motors
Arm and Claw operate simular to 4-Bar Linkage through unique Chain setup

KickBot

Specifications:

4-Wheel Drive with 6” Plaction Traction Wheels mounted on the front and 6” Omni wheels on the back for ease of turning
Bolted Aluminum C-channel chassis
2 Cim Motors Power the Wheels through an Andymark Toughbox Gearbox, Geared in at
7.5 FPS
Robot Lift Hanger is Powered by a Cim Motor acting through a Worm Gearbox and a Boat Winch
Mechanical Kicker uses Surgical tubing as energy for the Kicker
2 Window Motors driving through a 3:1 chain reduction is used to retract the kicker.
Roller Ball Magnet is Powered by a Cim Motor and Custom 3:1 Gearbox
Low Center of Gravity to help prevent tipping

Lunacy Lifter

Specifications:

Arcade Control of Four Wheel Drive Robot with PS2 Controller
Joystick Control of Front Roller, Ball Lift and Chainsaw Kicker
Labview Programming with 3 Selectable Drive Speeds:
High Speed 90 in/sec (7.5 ft/sec)
Medium Speed 65 in/sec (5.42 ft/sec)
Low Speed 40 in/sec (3.33 ft/sec)
Front Rollers to pick up the Moonrocks by Fisher Price Motor & Gearbox at 225 RPM
Ball Lift uses a Globe Motor/Reducer Indexing 1 Ball/Sec into Firing Position
Chainsaw Kicker/Shooter uses a CIM Motor directly coupled at 5400 RPM to shoot Moonrocks into opponents trailers.
Drive Train uses 2 CIM Motors through Andy Mark Gearbox to Drive 4 Slick Wheels

Wrababot 47

Specifications:

2-Wheel Drive with 6” Urethane Rubber Wheels
Bolted Aluminum C-channel chassis
2 Cim Motors Power the Wheels through an Andymark Toughbox Gearbox, Geared in at
7.5 FPS
Ball Lift is Powered by a Window Motor/ Worm Gearbox Combination
A 2” Bore Cylinder is used to push Ball over the Bar