FRC Team Robots Pros & Cons

FRC Team Robot Videos

Reviewer Week Num/Date	Youtube Link	Title	Teams covered
FRC 6328, MA - reviewer Week #2 / Jan 24, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ol4BvLTjiw	Open Alliance Week 2 Highlights 2023 Charged Up	FRC 95 - Grasshoppers, VT FRC 1757 - Wolverines, MA FRC 2713 - Red Hawk Robotics, MA FRC 3749 - Team Optix, CA FRC 3847 - Spectrum, TX FRC 5987 - Galaxia, Israel FRC 6328 - Mechanical Advantage, MA FRC 7407 - Wired Boars, CT
Week #3 / Jan 31, 2023	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1U8nwSDnms	Open Alliance Week 3 Highlights FRC Charged Up

Team #/Robot Name	Link	Key Features	Strengths	Weaknesses
Ri3D Robot #1	Link	Arm-Mounted Elevator Gripper w/ Wheels to intake Intake Sensor (Detects when game piece is loaded)	Can intake and release from multiple altitudes Accurate when it works	Can only pickup upright cones from the floor Slow Intake Inconsistent intake and release when manually executed Gripper(intake) isn't tight
Ri3d Robot #2	Link	Intakes with sets of wheels Clamp Grabber Arm-Mounted Elevator Arm moves on Z axis w/ telescoping climber	Consistent pickup Fabric grabber allows cones to be up righted with gravity Can intake and release from multiple altitudes Consistent release	Cannot intake and release object on the same side of the robot(may exceed size restrictions) Inconsistent intake Slow intake and release
Rembrandts #4481	Link	Uses a "weed whacker" to upright the cone	Is capable of uprighting a cone	Only works when hit head on at slow speeds Inconsistent cone positioning Lacks an intake
Robonauts #118	Link	Arm-mounted "Set of wheels" intake	Consistant intake and release Long extending arm; easy top row access Simple design; Price efficient and easy to diagnose issues	Top heavy
Ri3d Robot #3	Link	Arm-mounted intake with 4 wheels on pincher(all on elevator)	Consistent intake	Inconsistent and slow release(might need a camera) Frail design
Rembrandts #4481	Link	"Set of wheels" intake Uprights cones w/ disc	Strengths	Weaknesses