The Game
The 2006 game's field had a goal up in the air, two lower goals, and a platform underneath the upper goal on each side. Robots could score by shooting balls into the goals. Robots got three points from the upper goals, one point for the lower goals, and 10? points for being on the ramp when the game ended.
The Robot
G5 has a omniwheel holonomic drive, a dual conveyer system, and a tiltable dual wheel shooter. The lower base is made of 1/8" C-channel held together with 1/4"-20 hex screws. The outside frame is made of aircraft aluminum pipes screwed to an aluminum "halo" at the top, and some arched aluminum sheet to allow the wheels+gearbox to be removed easially. The conveyer spine is aluminum plate with waterjetted holes and has aluminum vertebrae, with L-channel attached for the balls to roll up.
The design worked alright except for the wheels occassionally had some problems, and we were pushed around too much and had a couple problems getting lined up as a result.
Schedule and Activities
St. Louis Regional, St. Charles, MO
At St. Louis we ranked 35th in the overall competition. The team received the Engineering Aspiration Award
Waterloo Regional, Waterloo, Ontario
Twenty-four students, parents, mentors, and staff from the St. Louis Public Schools Robotics Club, Team 931, traveled to Ontario, Canada to compete in the FIRST Waterloo Regionals with 29 other teams. We passed inspection again on Thursday, battled Friday and Saturday morning in 12 qualifying rounds to earn a position in Saturday afternoon's playoffs. The team earned the Regional's unofficial Gracious Professionalism award and the official Judges Award for all around accomplishments and style.