Team 118 Robonauts 2017

[@maxdevos3201]

The best part is that everybody knows that 90% of active FRC teams are currently in some sort of IM service talking about this robot right now

[@livingdaily2806]

Alright guys, it's was a good season. We gave it our best shot lol

[@brandonmountjoy2073]

Dang. Every year I think we have a chance. Then I see this and I cry.

[@AvianaKnochel]

Brandon Mountjoy you have a chance. A mentor might unplug a gyro again.

[@agentbigsby3773]

lol, throw back to Robot Remix xc

[@Arr0wLIVE]

Aviana Knochel? More like Aviana No-chill!

[@AWESOMER50]

God dang, I have watched this video like 20 times now and the engineering in there robot still impresses me every time. Makes my teams robot feel inadequate in every way :/. Nice job 118, I just hope your robot was made more by students than mentors.

[@camh3448]

118 every year you succeed at making me cry.

[@swegoverload456]

my mentor told me "Building a robot with a hammer and hacksaw builds character."

[@AvianaKnochel]

juandirection LPS it does. I'm so glad I had experience in BEST before my time at the Robonauts because it gave me a foundation in machining knowledge that the Vex students lacked.

[@nutred7833]

It's kinda mind blowing that this team lost. I was there and was literally in awe. Congrats that you made it to Einstein but still...

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

goddamit this videos is addicting to watch even after the season is over

[@LundBrandon]

how many totes can it stack?

[@steve1357908642]

CompuGaming does it have a triple tote sally port hopper kpa gear autonomous?

[@starfilmsanimation]

Dont forget that it also gets it in the hot goal!

[@josie4065]

Does it avoid other robots in autonomous?

[@agentbigsby3773]

song is Fitz and the Tantrums - Roll Up

[@lukeurry8401]

I am crying now. goodbye 2017. This is too good. 118 you are amazing

[@redmondmannshealer69.v19]

We'll be glad and excited to see you guys again. Las Vegas here we come am I right guys. ~5012

[@samalden5197]

Beautiful robot, amazing functionality, props to you guys for this near perfect build.

[@steve1357908642]

Can it stack 6 totes in the low bar?

[@OwenBuckingham11]

Awesome, have fun winning Einstein!

[@celtichighlander3553]

I think 63 people thought the dislike button was the download button.

[@frankschaefer8890]

No there opponents

[@mw3486]

I love it! It's too bad I'll never get to see this beauty in person because of the split champs.

[@ALVINTDRIVER]

As an Industrial Designer this would get my vote in FRC for the compact integration, design details, and amazing engineering. Nice job Team 118!

[@ad9red]

That is one quick climb! Looking great as always, 118!

[@BirchBots]

Justin does it again with the video :D nice job

[@AvianaKnochel]

FRC Team 5421 Birch Bots he still can't figure out how to put the logo in Illustrator to get rid of the white outline and JPG artifacting though.

[@BirchBots]

What?

[@pih]

The most important thing you learn in FRC is that any problem can be solved by money, which is true.

[@21area21]

Yeah, if you can't figure something out, just pay the Robonauts to solve it for you.

[@pih]

Every team has the budget to CNC and waterjet and their entire robot

[@pih]

And with 2 robots

[@21area21]

Not every team, but more than you'd think.

[@nathanschubert3048]

Except apparently contingency planning for how to survive a critical system failure. ( Redacted for reasons below.)

[@joshuapawlak4605]

RIP everyone.

[@DesolationYT]

some nice music choice

[@harleygant1383]

Saw you guys at Hub City, great job and fantastic robot. Good luck at the next one! -team 4694 the Atomic Armadillos (Yes we're the people with the funny hats)

[@xav18]

Never fail to impress. And we'll be playing you guys twice (Hub and Lone Star). This should be fun.

[@catsrock697]

2:17 Disco is everywhere lol

[@stevenbarksalot]

who's 118?

[@billfan7528]

You should see them

[@xmanrex123]

really cool looks like past mecinisimes were super refined and they have created another great robot without much comprimise after leaving the team i see what moeny and the work of the mentores in cadding all the ideas and prototypes together can get a team. really impressive but also so much more than what other teeams are able to acomplish within the build season

[@peterjuncker8488]

I always love 118's production. Good luck from the Bionic Blackhawks!

[@thevoidgaming1789]

You guys need to make an automated shooter and intake that keeps working while you focus on gears!

[@stevenbarksalot]

this robot is *so cool*

[@marcotorres9434]

Hub city went wrong

[@reagansims3202]

Team 1817 here. I disagree with that statment.

[@marcotorres9434]

Well I agree they did amazing in the semifinals it was just the rope

[@21area21]

Yeah, idk why they did that. If they hadn't fallen, they would have definitely been better.

[@jasongrabowski398]

Best release video of all time? Definitely going to be hard for any team to top this one.

[@robbiemoore5608]

I think 1619 can give them a run for their money but yes, they set the bar high for themselves after this one

[@rht214]

I gotta hand it to 4388 2018 reveal but 1619 is also fantastic

[@PokeSalad]

4364 looks forward to seeing you lot, happy competing!

[@strat3101]

It looks like it can easily climb over ramparts AND the rock wall during autonomous! ez boulder shots :)

[@jenniferguevara3394]

Stratos OG Seems like they can lift the portcullis as well! AND they could probably push open that Sallyport! Let's also not forget about that moat!

[@j0sefpv514]

What a beautiful robot

[@holyknight51]

for all intents and purposes, 118 should have won that. murphy's law can really suck sometimes.

[@asafhanoch9941]

holy knight that's not true their alliance had some stratigic mistakes and GreyBots 973 had a better shooter then 118 and 1678 in the finals, so you can't realy say they should've won it

[@holyknight51]

When the largest difference is made in penalties, I would argue for yes they should have won, granted with penalties and with the red climb, they still would have lost finals 1, finals 2 was a different story.

[@asafhanoch9941]

If their penealty is for being in the other's team retrival zone or something like that than it's a stratigic mistake and thus they were not worthy of winning. Roebling played the game perfectly

[@holyknight51]

the robot completely disconnected in the loading zone.

[@amirbutcher2147]

As someone who wasn't there, I must say they must have had some vital strategic mistakes with a robot this well-designed. My team's robot doesn't even have a shooter, but the strategy and operation of our drive team ensured that we are currently at World's in St. Louis. Whether or not we're to win is, of course, to be determined. I mean, I'm fully aware of an otherwise good robot having the game totally thrown on them because of the mistakes of their allies, but it sounds like 118 themselves got the penalty? Can that get cleared up?

[@crunchyeater]

See, it's shit like this where I regret never trying the robotics team...

[@noshbrooks]

Dear god why do I keep clicking this video. Send Help

[@steve1357908642]

Noah Brooks because 254 hasn't revealed theirs yet

[@noshbrooks]

True but 254 reveals are never too great. Good robot but they never tell the full story

[@Josh-gl7ly]

Amazing job guys!

[@GrantsUsername]

Incredible robot as always!

[@miinerai]

THIS IS SO AMAZING??? I'm so impressed omg simple designs that are so effective holy crap.

[@danielgoddard8811]

Xylothor Xy nothing on it is simple

[@gustavo3581]

Every year more impressed. #1860 Brazil

[@jasonk1137]

I guess you could say their robot is very... fuel efficient...

[@taoroalin]

I wonder how easily they can aim the turret while it's running, because that flywheel spinning at 3000-4000 rpm will have a lot of angular momentum

[@jans_keebs]

physics doesnt work in FRC

[@emilyb4531]

Wow, excellent robot! Good luck in competition! Great video, too.

[@chadkrause6574]

Everyone's really salty. I love this robot, I think it's awesome! I give it an A. You get the A+ When you can shoot on the fly like 987 in 2013 ;) Good Job as always!

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

well you are really giving the nasa mentors the a. not being salty here, but we all know that robot is more mentor than student designed and built

[@chadkrause6574]

Simon Barbarasch well, I'll tell you this: watching how people solve problems uniquely and how they apply different mechanical and software solutions is really helpful. I didn't work on the robot design, but now I know how to design and what to look for. These engineers are teaching these kids the best of the best stuff

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

i dont deny that at all. I'm sure these kids are learning vastly more information than I am on my student driven team with only 4 mentors.

[@chadkrause6574]

Simon Barbarasch don't say that. The 118 team has practically unlimited budget and resources. Your team (I assume) doesn't. So you have to design and build around those challenges which is just as helpful. Like we had a CNC router and tons of plastic so ours had tons of plastic parts. Other teams have water jets and welders and such. So your team's experience is just as valuable as theirs are. When you get older and have a job, you'll have a budget, and your members will be able to work better with that.

[@drake1636]

wow money is nice. at least they let the kids draw on the game elements tho.

[@Therealmvenner]

drake1636 talk about salt

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

drake1636 bro don't hate if you can't get past the quarter finals in playoffs lmao

[@BrennonBrimhall]

You know, I'd try to avoid the un-GP. I've never been to Texas, but I have interacted with 118 on numerous occasions. They are a class act - especially their students. Please come back when you're willing to consider that a team is good not because of circumstances, but because of the dedication and ingenuity of their students. 118, thanks for inspiring.

[@ChadEichhorn]

every year people hate on 118, saying stuff like this. let's be clear: yes, they have a lot of money. yes, they have very qualified mentors. no, the mentors do not do everything for the students. i met some people from 118 a few years back, they have brilliant students behind the bots, capable of making them so extraordinary because of the resources they have access to. i wish my team also had that kind of opportunity, but the rules do a good job of keeping things even enough that an equally well designed bot with less funding can still compete with them.

[@Therealmvenner]

NASA sponsors so many teams. just because a few of them are successful doesn't mean the mentors build the robots.

[@catherinesullivan8807]

The fact that this robot missed out on winning worlds for such a dumb reason makes me sad

[@bars7787]

Why it missed?

[@spidernh]

@@bars7787 I don't know, but it would be nice if the person who posted the comment explained it.

[@Amit_6738]

​​@@spidernhone of the robots in their alliance was not working for the most part of the match in finals 2, and it was still a really close match

[@spidernh]

@@Amit_6738 sad

[@Alex-yj3rm]

At 0:23 What is the function of the adjustable notch at the top of the shooter? Does it change the shooting angle

[@inteous]

probably changes shooter angle

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

yes so they can shoot close shots and long ones

[@TheLegomann97]

Hot damn! Epic looking as always, guys!

[@LundBrandon]

100,000 views?! Congrats!

[@Kenry]

This is amazing

[@jackhaehl2033]

I've probably watched this about 10 times, it's so beautiful to watch lol. Also wtf is with all these non Gracious Professionals in the comments?

[@Zach929U]

Amazing as usual

[@billfan7528]

But have you seen them?

[@lukeurry8401]

Rip frame

[@shishirpr2957]

Luke Urry why? did they fall in hub city?

[@lukeurry8401]

twice

[@shishirpr2957]

Luke Urry yikes. Here's to hoping they rebound by lone star or Las Vegas!

[@lukeurry8401]

yea

[@evanredacted7977]

Wow. Very creative scaler design.

[@priusgoddess4418]

When you have NASA as a sponsor.

[@user-jm8sy5ox2j]

FoxieTail when you build in the nasa lab with nasa mentors

[@ralphsmith2107]

when NASA builds your robot for you

[@Volpidash]

Legit was having a tour of LBJ while at Space Center Houston. Here is the mock-up lof the ISS, here is the mock-up of Orion and other spacecraft, and here is a full practice field, a wall of blue banners, and a practice bot with 118 bumpers on it.

[@dlevar9966]

I think you guys cut out the part where it falls and breaks.

[@dylanfraley227]

Just curious, What is your time line like for building, cading, testing and practicing like? Also, how did your team come up with the gear mechanism? It is spectacular!

[@user-xh4ut4xg7x]

I have the same question, how do they make that in only six weeks?

[@Theoriginalmichaelmiachel]

Edits on point 👌🏼☝🏼️

[@mikerock8798]

What does the ratcheting gear at 0:49 do?

[@avidhbavkar5020]

Watch the climber roller on the right side of the frame

[@lukeurry8401]

when the robot drives forward, the ratchet spins their climber so they can just drive into their rope

[@drhsroboticsboosters6245]

Wonderful video and a "grate" looking robot. See you on the field!

[@toadk00]

rip 118

[@Maxman013_]

rip 118

[@steve1357908642]

rip 1678

[@nutred7833]

DKman00 I can't beleive they lost tbh I lost my 10 dollar bet...why robonaughts WHYYY.

[@michaelwisner7551]

Garrett Pairsh (it wasn't mainly Robonauts fault, they only missed a few fuel points in auto, it was mostly 4188's connection problems courtesy of 2928)

[@nutred7833]

Michael Wisner yea you right, it was a good fight by the other team and definitely Einstein worthy

[@ScaryCheri]

Great video.

[@usainb6228]

This is a Einstein robot

[@Munchmaster2000]

Here's the real question: does your robot ground itself in place while shooting? At week zero I played a bit of defense against shooting bots and nobody was able to do anything about it

[@Zach929U]

Nicholas Curcuru with there turret and camera auto line up sensor thing (idk what it's called) they really shouldn't need it because it turn to the correct position

[@Munchmaster2000]

Zach 929Y it's not about them lining up correctly, but about them being able to resist defense. They can line up all they want but that doesn't prevent me from hitting them and making them miss their shots

[@chaklee435]

in one of the shots they were shooting behind their airship. In that position, the other alliance can't see them very well, and they can resist defense without even trying.

[@Munchmaster2000]

fredreick weaver you can. In that week zero defense game I was talking about I was able to knock a gear off the peg by hitting the opposing bot. If you continuously hit a team shooting from a peg I bet you can still mess them up

[@thejackbox]

+Chak Lee The problem with shooting over the airship is that you risk drawing a yellow card for G25

[@kevinpowerone]

that songs sounds like"robooonauts"

[@666BOOMBOX666]

Out of curiosity, what is being used to drive the whiffle ball launcher and is a said launcher utilizing a flywheel to keep the power of the launcher consistent?

[@michaelwisner7551]

BOOM BOX while i don't know what motor(s) they use, I can tell u that the last bit was most likely a flywheel slowing down (audio)

[@holyknight51]

the last shot is them zooming in on their flywheel which is sidemounted connected to their shooting wheel by a belt.

[@williamloo2265]

The ball shooter is powered by a 775pro motor.

[@666BOOMBOX666]

Good to know, thanks all.

[@stevenkao932]

I think the last shot was actually the flywheel's MOI wheel

[@DanKatzuv]

Where's 2018???

[@flightlessraptor1082]

HAVE YOU SEEN

[@jason614163]

Does 118 plan on getting the rp point for Kpa in auto. it seems very well possible just in auto. or come very close.

[@niklasmurray3563]

jason moore they showed off that auto in the video

[@xandersahin]

Do they have two robots? Or is the blue one just an older one and the modifications are minimal with gold colored metal on the newer red one. Sorry just curious cause I assumed they just change the red and blue between matches but since I'm in FTC I very well may be wrong but it would also be dumb to have to build two robots for each alliance.

[@Sebastian-po8ts]

They have 2 bots i think one is just a back up

[@matthewangrybird]

Most teams will build two identical robots: one that gets bagged for competition and the other for refining code and practicing driving after the build season ends.

[@LegionStriker]

They build them at roughly the same time, although silver is the one that is tested on at first. Any modifications are reflected on the gold robot, which is the final version to be used at the competition. Building two robots allows you to partially circumvent the 6-week build limit as well. You can't touch the real robot, but you can still practice on and modify anything else.

[@MarcelLui1]

mentor build? nah... but today i learnt this word that starts with a s and ends with arcasm

[@drunneals]

Almost like your 2013 bot with that full court shooter ;)

[@AvianaKnochel]

David Runneals 2012 was the basketball game.

[@drunneals]

Aviana Knochel 2013 full court frisbee

[@fourthpanda]

damn yall got $$$

[@firefalcon9156]

It's called networking and getting good sponsors.

[@princekeoki4603]

FireFalcon its called having HQ at JSC lol

[@Woof1022]

fourth panda there sponsored by nasa and use one of nasas warehouses

[@duncanshour]

It's not just a warehouse it houses the ISS mockup on one side and 118's Lab on the other. You can see it if you take the ISS mockup tour at JSC.

[@knightdaleknights44]

When all of your mentors work for NASA, NASA will pay for stuff.

[@connorm_3605]

Disco bots t-shirt!

[@LundBrandon]

did you put weights in your flywheel so it would keep its momentum while shooting the fuel?

[@JLPicard1648]

+CompuGaming that brass wheel is storing inertia for the flywheel

[@LundBrandon]

thats what i thought! great idea!

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

what type of machine shop do you guys have? also what cad and simulations are u guys doing and with what programs?

[@AvianaKnochel]

Simon Barbarasch they have full access to all of JSC's machining capabilities. Most of the aluminum is cut with a water jet. They also have access to a huge 3D printer, advanced molding materials and a vacuum chamber, lots of milling, and a custom anodizing mix. The robot is designed in Pro/E and if Anthony is still there, Illustrator. Simulations are rare but the on-board analysis software for Pro/E is used. Source: alumni.

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

ok thanks good to know

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

Aviana Knochel so Creo now I assume?

[@weipaxson401]

what kind of material for the intake beams? Where to get them?

[@ryanburbo1405]

Kinda looks like neoprene you can get it off McMaster

[@markemetcalf]

Great Robots and video!!! Please share information, where can we buy the gold tubing (appears to be 3/4" O.D.) and corner tube connection fittings that the gold tubing are attached to? Many Thanks.

[@LegionStriker]

The corner fittings are custom 3d printed. The gold tubing is just standard hollow aluminum tubing but anodized gold.

[@ankitmusham6994]

holy moly that's fast

[@jackblaisdell3960]

that high goal shooter tho

[@alexliu1048]

The Winner!!

[@jonbrooks8232]

Isn't that fire rate faster than the boiler can handle? (5 balls per second)

[@MrXenboss]

you have to include the capacity the boiler can take too...

[@nathanmcconnell9991]

You actually don't. If the human players are attentive, the capacity should give you no issue.

[@kevinzhang1335]

The boiler handles 5 balls per second but that doesn't stop you from firing more than 5 balls per second in. They process the balls inside at that speed.

[@BrianG-lp5bn]

You really should have used 24k magic for this video.

[@Jambas1177]

rip but gg

[@steve1357908642]

your robot is really good

[@jonahpililaau8548]

i do vex but this is way better

[@alexjurek1105]

VEX has its place and offers incredible opportunities. But you are right, FRC is just a different level.

[@hummingbirb5403]

How is it so accurate?

[@Zach929U]

pid controllers and inertia stored in the brass wheel

[@simonbarbarasch7169]

yes its because of the flywheel and because of the belts that feed directly too the motor

[@FernandoGarcia-xw2iw]

Justin : Do you know Andrew Nabors

[@jasongrabowski398]

Teir shooter rivals the Killer Bees

[@jasongrabowski398]

what song is this

[@MitchelStokes]

jason grabowski Roll up by Fitz and the tantrums

[@alexstandsmart5278]

Did you all set up the shooter to work best from gear delivery position, or is it just adjustable?

[@trexsty7736]

wow, good luck, hope team 3490 is in an alliance with you. you have an amazing robot

[@marcotorres9434]

Our team is competing in hub city

[@Theoriginalmichaelmiachel]

Are you guys running one or 2 775 pros on the shooter? :)

[@Noname2I]

whats the name of the song?

[@nicholaszurkovic2464]

Darude-Sandstorm

[@ZacksVlogs]

Gabriel Carpio roll up

[@Munchmaster2000]

Sarude - Danstorm

[@__________________________4706]

well sh*t, the only thing that I can say is see you in the competition

[@afrinbar]

what is the song