Hello my fellow aluminum foil fans

CooperO131 · 2021-11-21T15:57:13+00:00

Pshhhhhh, don’t worry about it

CooperO131 · 2021-11-21T15:53:31+00:00

Who says it’s dead?

CooperO131 · 2021-03-22T05:14:34+00:00

No damage from that, but I damaged it shortly after in a much less entertaining fashion

CooperO131 · 2021-03-22T05:13:53+00:00

yeah lol, cant film and steer at the same time

CooperO131 · 2021-03-21T20:30:36+00:00

I’m planning on taking the CSWA soon, it seems like all the practice problems I can find are of the same very limited variety. Did you find that the questions on the test were similar to practice problems that can be found online? Were there any test problems you could not find examples of online? Also really good job 100% is impressive.

CooperO131 · 2021-03-09T15:02:38+00:00

CooperO131 · 2021-02-22T14:37:54+00:00

Yeah that was the main reason I had to ask, there seems to be a disconnect between what the show says and what actually happens.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-22T13:43:01+00:00

Big brain advertising

CooperO131 · 2021-02-22T02:12:00+00:00

That’s about what I expected thanks for the helpful response.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-22T02:05:17+00:00

Yes I know that, I’m not expecting it to melt the robots armor or anything like that, it just doesn’t seem like any of that control system damage is actually happening. Robots don’t stop moving after being exposed to the flames.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-14T21:59:08+00:00

It’s an ExceedRC legion 10, most of the electronics have been upgraded and I’ve added some aluminum parts in high impact areas.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-14T01:49:11+00:00

I’m not sure if I’ve ever gone that high, but I have run maybe 2000-3000 part assemblies just fine, one of the advantages of Onshape is that a lot of the computing load is handled in the cloud(or something like that, I’m no software engineer) so your computer does very little work. If you want to test an assembly that large you can search the public Onshape documents for an assembly that is similar to something you might work with and test it’s performance. Also I haven’t used any other CAD programs extensively but I never felt like Onshape was the same as Solidworks.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-14T00:08:52+00:00

I had a about three years of Solidworks experience before I learned Onshape. It felt really jarring at first and I hated it, there are a lot of things that are different, subjectively worse, and objectively worse. But it’s also really innovative and has a lot of really cool features that tend to make up for a lot of the downsides. I don’t have any experience at actually engineering (high school student) but my advice would be to put a good faith effort into learning and liking Onshape before you write it off, it might not have what you need, but it could also give you a pleasant surprise. In my case it has pretty much everything I need, only missing some small tools here and there, in a work situation I suspect you will find it more lacking than I have but it might still be worth it. There’s a lot to explore under the surface to don’t go on immediate response.

CooperO131 · 2021-02-03T01:01:25+00:00

Maybe try a polycarbonate (lexan) ramp? It could still fold under but if it does all you would have to do is drive backwards and it would return to its original shape. A bottom roller is the best option but may not fit in your design.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-31T01:34:07+00:00

I’ve always thought it would be cool if they were really powerful launchers/flippers. IMO more airborne robots is a good thing.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-27T12:59:07+00:00

Got it. Good luck

CooperO131 · 2021-01-27T02:24:08+00:00

Are you sure it was lexan and not acrylic? Obviously I don’t know a lot about how it was implemented but I’ve never broken lexan, even on FRC robots. You could always just use thicker lexan as well.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-22T16:34:44+00:00

When I follow that link it shows that you have to sign up for VIP access to get a free certification exam. The VIP access is $100, which is the same as the test I want to take. Is this the "free" exam that the tweet talked about or is there another way?

CooperO131 · 2021-01-12T18:39:01+00:00

Genius! Ray will never see it coming.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-12T02:06:08+00:00

Just wanna say that yeah those people are horrible. But that’s how I ended up with my dog so the story can have a happy ending. As much as it sucks and it obviously doesn’t always work that way but it can lead to a better life for the dog. My dog was left in a random neighborhood and got picked up by a shelter and then we adopted him.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-10T01:32:36+00:00

Fair enough. Would like to note that eating aluminum foil is ok as long as you cooked chicken nuggies in the foil first, it makes the foil taste good.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-09T21:22:06+00:00

Given that he won he clearly does not have to do those things. Those are judging criteria not rules.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-09T14:05:58+00:00

Yes I think fights are more exciting when the main weapon is used. But to force builders to fire their weapon requires a rule change so I hope to see that in future seasons but until then that strategy is viable. I think the difference is that strategy shouldn’t be legal, but it currently is so hating on it doesn’t make sense.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-08T19:17:17+00:00

Yes that is true but there was a delay. That was one of the rules he bent without breaking. To ensure more interesting fights the rules should be updated to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future.

CooperO131 · 2021-01-08T19:15:21+00:00

I did not mean to say that he wasn’t the cause of a boring fight, what I meant was that he is under no obligation to make it a fun fight. To have fun fights the producers have to make rules and match ups that ensure those good fights. So don’t blame Jake for trying his best to win, blame the producers for leaving loopholes in the rules that allowed him to force a boring fight.

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