Made it to the FRC World Championship and competed in the Archimedes Division

Ranked third in the Archimedes Division

Won the Woodie Flowers Award at the Colorado Regional

Specifications

• 3 PVC tubes wrapped with latex rubber tubing acting as a herding module, driven by a high torque RS 545 motor and gearbox
• Curved aluminum rail conveyor system to transport game pieces, driven by a Globe motor through a jackshaft and
• Baseball shooter scoring module with 4 counter-rotating wheels to compress and shoot game pieces, made of waterjet-cut aluminum plates and driven by direct-drive CIM motors with adjustable wheels for close and long range scoring
• Polycarbonate panels to protect mechanisms and electronics, secured with Velcro
• Camera used to locate and track opposing alliance trailer
• Careful wiring management with labeled and terminated cables

Capabilities

• Can start the game possessing six game pieces
• Score game pieces from close and long range using adjustable baseball shooter
• Herd additional game pieces using the herding module
• Can convey game pieces from the herding module to the scoring module via the curved rail conveyor
• Uses sensors to provide traction control and time movement of game pieces through the robot
• Robust and easily serviceable design
• Community outreach efforts like sending letters, food drives, summer camps, school presentations

Competitions

• Colorado Regional
• World Championship
• CowTown ThrowDown

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