2019: Destination:
Deep Space
Our Robot: Jiraffe
Quick Stats
Drive Train: 6 wheel WCD (Kitbot chasis)
Mechanisms
Rotating turret (powered by a 775Pro with a CTRE magnetic encoder and 35:1 versaplanetary gear reduction)
Hatch claw ("bird beak") (powered by two pneumatic pistons)
Limelight camera (used for driver feedback and lining up with targets)
Level 2 climber (powered by four 8" pneumatic pistons)
Driver Control
Two F310 Logitech Gamepads
Arcade Drive (with a veteran driver who's been to champs)
Turret setpoint control (each side)
Safe mode (where mechanism is inside robot frame for defense)
Limelight 2 (with driver camera mode and automatic targeting on player station, cargo ship and rocket)
Competition performance: