Thank you kindly! I means a lot coming from someone who makes the best videos from the best robots and has been doing so for far longer than I ever have. Your videos have in many ways been an inspiration to me, and I'm always excited to see what your team puts out next. - Hunter, Team President & Media Lead
This is high praise coming from a mentor that has been inspiring our students and mentors to reach higher for years. I can't wait for your new unveil video to come out, and I hope we get to see you in Houston again.
We were about to name our robot Atlas, but we ended up with GladOS (Team name is the Neurotoxins(In case you didn't get that it is a portal reference))
Yes we do! The aluminum bar you see prominently at 1:05 and the mechanism shown at 1:09 is used to line up the robot for climbing, as well as pushing against the lip of the scale when only one side has a robot. While it obviously doesn't make the robot perfectly straight as shown with the only one bot climbs in the video, it does prevent the robot from completely tipping over or providing an extreme tilt for the robot on the ramp to fall off of. In addition, we have braces made from a mix of carbon fiber and aluminum to prevent the elevator from bending to one side.
WOW was the only word I could say but also a word I could not only say one time...This is surely one the greatest bots right now. Do you guys possibly drive the lift with the "threaded rod" at 0:49? And will it be okay to know where you guys got that from?
It can grab a cube in virtually any orientation (including narrow/on its side) with about the same difficulty as the orientation shown in the reveal video.
Did you guys think about your climber arms blocking other robots or potentially tipping them when they drive up? (They might hit the scale and fall out)
We have seen this problem and have added wedges to make it easier for them to get on. The nice thing we found about no top plate is it allows for their wheels to catch on the the cross support and keep them from slipping off.
This is fantastic. Best robot I’ve seen so far. The arm/lift geometry is really well thought out and executed.
Thank you kindly! I means a lot coming from someone who makes the best videos from the best robots and has been doing so for far longer than I ever have. Your videos have in many ways been an inspiration to me, and I'm always excited to see what your team puts out next. - Hunter, Team President & Media Lead
This is high praise coming from a mentor that has been inspiring our students and mentors to reach higher for years. I can't wait for your new unveil video to come out, and I hope we get to see you in Houston again.
wtf are you insane. This shit looks like it came out of an elephant's ass
One upping robowranglers there
Edit: and the robonauts as well? You guys built a fantastic robot
What a complement! Thank you :)
Can we please consider this bot the spiritual Einstein winner?
Easily my favorite robot reveal of all time, by now I'm sure I have seen it well over 200 times
Best 2018 robot. Change my mind
I'm not too sure why, but I find that one shot at 1:01 is the most satisfying thing in the world to watch.
Because it is
You guys have got one hell of a mean machine here. You guys and the Roborangers are my favorites so far.
We were about to name our robot Atlas, but we ended up with GladOS (Team name is the Neurotoxins(In case you didn't get that it is a portal reference))
We went with Chell for our name lol
On behalf of team 7146 Infinity, salute to you all, one of the best unveil video
This one tops 148 and 118 easily
Thanks! We try our best :)
But 254 tho
guys this year is yours
Best robot so far :) Now it's just about driving it.
PS. We might be competing against you at world's and that terrifies me
10/10 see you at worlds
Awesome song choice
That's incredible, can't wait to see you guys at competition
Thanks, we can't wait to see what everyone else has in store :)
Freaking fantastic
Hell Yea.
Nice climber design and lifts for other robots. We have had the same idea but can't put them on because we don't have enough weight to spare
Great job! A beautiful design
Thanks! Our team spent a long time refining it over and over again
I wish our team was this good
Wow very clean indeed
OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING
Good job, it looks awesome. So cool.
Thank you :D
That spool !
I know!! And it works flawlessly.
Do you guys have any stabilizers on our robot to keep it from tilting to one side when you only have one robot on your wings?
Yes we do! The aluminum bar you see prominently at 1:05 and the mechanism shown at 1:09 is used to line up the robot for climbing, as well as pushing against the lip of the scale when only one side has a robot. While it obviously doesn't make the robot perfectly straight as shown with the only one bot climbs in the video, it does prevent the robot from completely tipping over or providing an extreme tilt for the robot on the ramp to fall off of. In addition, we have braces made from a mix of carbon fiber and aluminum to prevent the elevator from bending to one side.
FRCTeam2471 Gotcha, those are some stealthy little buggers
Looks delicious
Yaaaaaaasssssss
#TeamWideBoi
WOW was the only word I could say but also a word I could not only say one time...This is surely one the greatest bots right now. Do you guys possibly drive the lift with the "threaded rod" at 0:49? And will it be okay to know where you guys got that from?
We do and it was machined on a 4th axis at the local community college
How well does this grab in the narrow orientation? I don't see any shots with a cube on it's side.
It can grab a cube in virtually any orientation (including narrow/on its side) with about the same difficulty as the orientation shown in the reveal video.
Did you guys think about your climber arms blocking other robots or potentially tipping them when they drive up? (They might hit the scale and fall out)
We have seen this problem and have added wedges to make it easier for them to get on. The nice thing we found about no top plate is it allows for their wheels to catch on the the cross support and keep them from slipping off.
owen wilks okay i am glad you guys caught that. The less bots tipping the better
Awesome bot