Rowdy 9.0

Take a look at our 2008 robot, Rowdy Pete 9.0. Rowdy 9.0 is designed to play the 2008 game, "Overdrive."

General

5 ft and 120 lbs
Low Center of Gravity

Drive Train

2 Andy Mark Shifting Gear Boxes
4 Small CIMs
6 custom designed 4.0625 x 1.25 wheels

Conveyor System

Folds inside robot at the start
Each Conveyor is run by one Fischer price motor
Lift brings ball to 6 feet
five inch wide ridged treads

Secondary System

1.5" bore, 11" piston launches ball over the overpass
Closed-cable system
"Ball Knocker" uses spring action to knock down the ball

Electronics:

Gyroscopic yaw rate sensor and quadrature encoders for increased accuracy during the Hybrid period
Limit switches stop the lift when it hits the top or bottom