2011 - Master Chief
Master Chief - our 2011 robot.
Covered with a green, military-grade, solar-reflective enamel paint job, our robot "Master Chief" and Mini Bot "Cortana" carved our way into 2 out of 3 quarter-final rounds of the tournaments we attended. With the help of Master Chief, Team691 was consistently selected for alliances as an offensive, point-scoring team that could quickly move into a more defensive position if needed. On numerous occasions, Master Chief scored the winning point for the round.
On the few occasions that we had something go wrong with Master Chief, our team was able to quickly identify and fix the problem. Master Chief never missed a round due to a mechanical break-down.
Features:
--- Meccanum drive system allows for Omnidirectional control of the robot. You never have to worry about parallel parking again
--- Roller claw systems grabs and holds the game pieces firmly and easily
--- Two-stage forklift system can lift grabbed game pieces from the ground all the way up to the third rack in 5 seconds -- more than 12 feet in the air
--- Wireless camera attached to the robot with 160 degrees of horizontal motion and 180 degrees of vertical tilt; Allows first-person perspective of the robot from across the field
--- The wheels' velocities are controlled down to the 1/4 of degree of accuracy using a system of encoders and PID logic
--- Quarter-finalist MiniBot can climb a 10-foot tall pool in under 5 seconds