Game Animation:
Team Name: Gompei and the H.E.R.D.
Robot Name: Goatdactyl
Summary For The Year:
During the 2007 build season, Team 190 brought to life the Goatdactyl. Due to the large amount of points available for robots being raised above the carpet (15 points for 4 inches and 30 points for 12 inches), the team was determined to create the robot with the best lifting mechanism in FIRST, while at the same time being able to score tubes. The Goatdactyl’s six-wheel drive-train supported two massive wings, one on each side of the robot, which at the end of the match would slowly fall to the floor and extend out to an eight-foot wingspan. Once an alliance robot had driven up the wing, a specialized anti-roll-back device would ensure the robot was at least four inches above the ground. Finally, upon reaching the top of the ramp, the partner robots would be lifted a foot into the air by three pneumatic pistons stored on the underside of the wing. In addition to all of this, the Goatdactyl was also equipped with a super light elevator and gripper, designed to grasp tubes from the ground and deliver them to any scoring peg on the rack.
That year, the team won the Regional Chairman’s Award at the BAE Systems Granite State Regional and the Motorola Quality Award at the Silicon Valley Regional. We were also Regional Champions with 1516 and 1280 at the Silicon Valley Regional, and FIRST World Champions with 177 and 987 at the FIRST Championships. In the offseason, the team won the Engineering Excellence Award at BattleCry@WPI 8, the “All That and a Bag of Chips” Award at Mayhem in the Merrimack, and were Finalist with 40 and 131 at River Rage.
Competitions Attended:
- BAE Systems Granite State Regional (Manchester, NH)
- Silicon Valley Regional (San Jose, CA)
- FIRST Championships (Atlanta, GA)
Offseason Competitions Attended:
- BattleCry@WPI 8
- Mayhem in the Merrimack
- Bash at the Beach
- River Rage
Awards:
- Regional Chairman’s Award, BAE Systems Granite State Regional
- Regional Champions with 1516 and 1280, Silicon Valley Regional
- Motorola Quality Award, Silicon Valley Regional
- Newton Division Winner with 177 and 987, FIRST Championships
- FIRST World Champions with 177 and 987, FIRST Championships
- Engineering Excellence Award, BattleCry@WPI 8
- “All That and a Bag of Chips” Award, Mayhem in the Merrimack
- Finalist with 40 and 131, River Rage
Team Pictures: None