FIRST - Team 97
The 2008 season is underway. 97 is pursuing its most ambitious design in years. Think http://www.airtrax.com. Except it has to lift these.
Here's a quick video of the gyro-compensated drive system:
Some pictures of the forklift and robot coming together:
Thank you to our 2008 sponsors:
  The Edgerton Center at MIT |
 Bluefin Robotics |
 MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering |
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Memorable Team Quotes:
"We don't have enough duct tape." -Matthew, 2008
"Shane, there are an endless number of things you can do with springs." -Alex, 2008
"I think we should open the stick." -Aziz, 2007
"These monsters aren't letting me sleep." -Aziz, 2007
"How many paragraphs you write, Shane?" -Aziz, 2007
"Bring all the bottles of wine to me." -Ed, 2007
"I don't like it. I wanna go home." -Dan, 2007
"Where's the robot?" -Dan, 2007
"Are you a pilot? Can I fly the plane? I'll give you a dollar." -Dan, 2007
"But you can't ride a fountain." -Max, 2007
"I don't think Ed likes me very much." -Robbie, 2006
"Wait, I'm a little confused." -Dan, 2006
"What's the phrase I'm looking for? Oh yea, $*%^ you both." -Ed, 2006
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come; I don't really care for robots." - Matt, 2006
"Kabir, Manchester looks a lot like Boston today." -Shane, 2005
"I have low standards right now." -Kabir, 2005
You know you've been in the shop too long if...
- You have been wearing more or less the same clothes to the shop for
days.
- You feel like you are wearing safety glasses for hours after your
take them off.
- Coffee, Donuts, Soda, Pizza, Repeat.
- You bring
the robot to Home Depot to test parts in the parking lot.
- Your
non-FIRST friends call you to make sure you are still alive.
- You have
uttered some choice four-letter words at the IFI Loader.
- At the end of
the night, your sixth sense guides you to IHOP without written
directions.
- At IHOP, you hear the cappuccino machine and look over to
see who is using the dremel.
- The Craptop and the dashboard program. (Shane)
- Pneumatically-actuated, one horsepower work cart with 16"x6" wheels. (Vlad)
- Tetra grabber. (Ryan)
- Poof-ball shooting mechanism. (Matt)
- CMU cam. (I don't know.)
- Shipping the robot freight from B.U. to MIT. (FIRST)
- POV-Ray field models. (Shane)
- Photomosaic program (see above). (Shane)
