Subsystems
Materials
Astristory
Design Philosophy
Safety
100
What subsystem moves the robot around the field and includes motors, wheels, and gearboxes?
Drivebase
100
What is particle board wood typically used for
Use it while using power tools to prevent holes
100
Best Team Duo
Dora/Boots
100
Would you want your wheels to be more or less compliant for hard game pieces?
Less
100
What is the protocol for eating/drinking?
You can eat, but you need to be far from where the power tools are.
200
This subsystem is used to pick up/ “consume” game pieces from the field and deliver them to targeted locations, often including wheels, rollers, motors, and can be an arm?
Intake
200
Which type of wheel (that we went over) would you NOT see on a drivebase
compliant
200
How many times did we win team spirit?
4 times
200
What does KISS stand for?
Keep It Stupid Simple
200
What action will cause the safety captain to hunt you down?
Drilling a hole in a table.
300
This subsystem organizes/feeds pieces into shooter
Indexer
300
What wheel is typically seen in shooters?
Colsons
300
What award did we get in 2022 (Orion)
District Finalist Award
300
What is the difference between passive and active parts
Passive relies on gravity and active is powered by a motor
300
If you are doing nothing, what should you be doing?
If you are unemployed and there are no tasks to complete you should be cleaning.
400
This subsystem is designed to store game pieces as well as prevent jams or dead-zones to deliver pieces to other mechanisms.
Hopper
400
What can you use to transfer rotational motion across distances
Sprocket/chain or timing pulley/belt
400
Robot named after a cooking ingredient?
Herb
400
Why are dead zones bad?
The object gets stuck in one area, so it can end up blocking the other objects from moving, causing a chain reaction
400
Where are safety glasses ALWAYS worn?
Safety glasses are worn at all times in PITS.
500
This subsystem has a cascading chain system which has multiple stages; it's often used for a climbing mechanism or for far reaching arms. (800 PTS FOR SPECIFIC NAME)
Cascading Elevator
500
What is an application of sheet metal?
Various Responses Acceptable
500
When was Astraea officially registered?
2018
500
Why is documentation important?
This allows everyone to be on the same page, regardless of what they worked on. It also keeps us on task.
500
When do you not use gloves?
Tools with rotating parts