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Awesome idea. Do the robots have to face off against each other though? Something like an obstacle course where one robot's performance is independent to the other's. I'm only suggesting this because there's 1 CRIO and I don't know how we'd control both simultaneously with just the one.

hey i would also like to point out that if this idea was to be but into action and that if u wanted me to make that yin yang thing i would probably have to do it myself at home. i know alec wanted to train and stuff but if ur going to tell me to do it i dont have the time right now to train people and stuff like that lol. just putting that out there. lol

and why isnt anyone on this forum -.-

soo whats happening on the claw so far? anyone wanna give me an update?

Alright, if u read this and u dont get it dont worry about it k? lol

Ok so i was thinking and i have an idea, do u remember 148 and there kicker design? alright well remeber that yin and yang gear? what if we dont use it as a gear but instead use that yin yang design and just cut it out of a plate. then we attach that  to a regular circular gear and the gear would be attached to a motor with a chain. This will be placed on the very side of the robot just like the one in 148. then we take our kicker and on one side of the pole ( pretend this is the kicker U and the two vertical thing is what im talking about with the pole thing) and make a little extension to the side (horizantly) to the yin and yang "gear" and put a spinning nob at the end of it. by making sure that the spinning nob presses against the yin and yang "gear" (by the help of the bungy cords (still in the same place as before) the kicker would kick everytime the "gear" turns. along with that u may want to put the out existing limiter on that yin and yang "gear"

By doing this it would move the kicker to have more room. and might make the kicker work better too.

Also, if we are going ahead on this, i might be able to make that yin yang there if i get a metal plate and after we design it and draw it out.

Just my two cents about the claw: if you're still thinking of using it and pushing off the platform, I advise against it.

It's more difficult mechanically than merely locking on and rotating to a vertical position, and it's not worth the money we'll need to spend to get all the parts necessary for that design.

If we're still with Victor's original design with gripping the side of the tower and merely pulling to a vertical position, than ignore this post.

hmm I think you misunderstood my idea.
I was suggesting that the team members design a robot and then build a robot based on a game that Dev and I can create.

It;s up to you, but I suggest that the training be as closely related to build season as possible.

-Neel

what is a cim and i doubt a belt would burn, besides, the belt isnt rubbing against anything, its just acting as a chain u know?

I plan to build a robot that my dad has already designed and minh is CAD-ing. I plan to build object-orientedly and have multiple teams to work on different parts.
~Alec

remember, a CIM spins at like 3500 RPM and a belt will burn out if attached to a CIM :<

Hey guys i just figured out a way to get that motor to work, we can either use one of the two ways:

1. Get two different size gears and have the smaller gear on the motor that we have and the bigger one connected to it with a chain. This way the motor doesnt have to use that much power to lift the robot

2. another idea that my dad told me was using belts since gears may be hard to come by. If we get some round wood pieces and put a belt around it it would work similarly to the gear and chain. again, smaller one on the motor and the bigger one connected to it.

Although the motor will not need to use as much power to lift up the robot, the lifting process may be a little slower, but i figured that wouldnt matter.