1986 Team Titanium Breakaway Robot

Here's some clips of our build season and our finished robot practicing. The bumpers are some old ones, the deflector on top is a mock-up of the real thing.

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[4evadunkley]

great vid... great robot... bad music :p

just wondering, how was your autonomous mode programed?

[TeamTitaniumRobotics]

In Labview. The robot has a horizontal gyro, and the shot angle and distance are known from every autonomous position. Driver station switch settings define which position it is starting from, but the program is essentially the same from all positions.

[PARWIG410]

I know its a little late now, but would brushes have worked? (stripped wire rings around insulated shaft, looped wire/metal contacts rings) It still might be worth testing for more options in future years.

[TeamTitaniumRobotics]

Any such slip rings were ruled as not allowed.

[PARWIG410]

Do your modules rotate infinitely? If so, how are you transferring power through the pivot?

[TeamTitaniumRobotics]

We were originally using mercury rotory contacts, until they were ruled illegal by a Q&A response (even though they have been ruled legal six times in previous years.) So we have simply allowed some wire loop for twisting/coiling. Has not been a problem in the course of a short match. We have steering logic which tends to unwind the twist if it reaches a certain limit.

[TeamTitaniumRobotics]

Kansas CIty and North Star.....and Atlanta.

[PARWIG410]

Right...

I forgot (oops)