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FIRST 2013 Robot Ideas

January 6th, 2013 | Posted by admin in Ann Arbor | automation | FIRST | Fun! | Ideas | Inspiration | Maker Works | robots - (Comments Off on FIRST 2013 Robot Ideas)

I am helping mentor with FIRST Robotics Team 830 this year. Here are the rules for the  2013 FIRST Robotics Competition.  The TL;DR is that the robot basically needs to collect and shoot frisbees and climbing a really tall tower. The video below describes things very succinctly.

 

 

We need to get this done in the mater of just a few weeks. I started looking for a few inspiration ideas.

 

A personal favorite, the RiSE robot from the KodLab. A little too complex for our timeframe.

 

 

I really like this mechanism but I am not sure it will work on the pyramid.

 

 

Here is a slightly simpler version of the same mechanism.

 

 

This is a similar approach. Not quite applicable to our situation.

 

 

Here is a FIRST team actually meeting the challenge.

 

 

This design looks like it could be used for our applications with some modifications.

 

 

On the subject the frisbee launching this mechanism rules.

Finally, a nice primer on the physics of frisbee launching.

 

SimpleCV 1.3 Released! O’Reilly Book print edition in stores.

August 14th, 2012 | Posted by admin in Uncategorized - (Comments Off on SimpleCV 1.3 Released! O’Reilly Book print edition in stores.)

Just a quick update. SimpleCV 1.3 has been officially released. Also our O’Reilly book was finally released. Please check it out and let us know what you think. If you have any questions about the book or anything SimpleCV related please check out our help forum. The critter on the front is a pangolin or  a scaly anteater.

PLASMA CUTTER AT MAKER WORKS

July 31st, 2012 | Posted by kscottz in pics or it didn't happen - (Comments Off on PLASMA CUTTER AT MAKER WORKS)

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.

Hard Boiled Egg vs. Rats

July 25th, 2012 | Posted by kscottz in pics or it didn't happen - (Comments Off on Hard Boiled Egg vs. Rats)

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.