2024 Robot

Nik

2024

Our 2024 robot, named Nik in memory of our mentor Nik Murray, competed in the CRESCENDO games presented by Haas. It used roller mechanisms to pick up notes and accurately shoot them back into the speaker and amp. Using a hook based mechanism, Nik was easily able to hang on the chains in the final few seconds of the match and simultaneously score a note in the trap.

scoring

The touch-it, own-it over-the-bumper intake, designed for a large acquisition zone and to play a crucial role in field clean-up, funnels the note into the indexer, where it is stored. A triple-point system determines whether the note travels up the single-stage elevator to score in the AMP or exits through the back of the robot into the single-sided angled shooter, allowing the robot to score from different positions. A wide, pivot climber hooks onto the chain and works together with the passive rollers on the elevator. The chain is pulled down, and the rollers roll up the stage, using the same mechanism as the AMP scoring to trap.

drivetrain

The 2024 Drivetrain is 26" by 26" and uses the MK4i swerve modules. The 1/16" unpocketed bellypan keeps the robot light while maximizing the surface for electronics mounting. The indexer flips up and pivots on the shooter's dead axle shaft to easily access the electronics. To keep our robot's CG low, and to prevent notes from getting stuck underneath the robot, an additional 1" by 1" tube is added between the drivetrain rail and the swerve modules.

operating interface

Similar to previous years, we use Xbox-style controllers to control the robot. We have the option to either use a single-controller configuration, in which a singular driver controls all robot functions using the 12 buttons and 2 joysticks available, or a dual-controller setup, in which a driver focuses on maneuvering the robot and note acquisition, and an operator focuses on scoring.

electrical

This year, our electrical system included the new Kraken x60 motors, as well as improvements made in our wiring systems carrying over from prior years. There were a total of 20 motors utilized, including one on the over-the-bumper intake and three on the shooter. We utilized four Kraken x60s at the base of the bellypan, two of which rotated a pulley to bring down the climber, and another two which controlled the elevator.