The Robots

Meet the whole gang, from the wooden El Toro to the champion El Toro XI.

ElToro11

4 wheel drivetrain running 4 CIM motors offers speed and maneuverability while racing around the track.
3 stage elevator allows for knocking off the ball from the overpass during hybrid and raises to 8'6" in order to hurdle the trackball.
Pneumatically actuated grabber always for grabbing the ball from the ground and used for holding the ball around the track. Also used to place the ball on the overpass in the end game.
IR board mounted to be used during the hybrid mode.

The Game: Overdrive

The Game: Rack 'n' Roll

The Game: Aim High

6-wheel drive train
- 4 chiaphua motors
- Fast turning
Elevator arm
- Grabs Tetras
- 30-30 mm Bosch extrusion
- extends up to 10 ft high

The Game: Triple Play

Extremely durable 4-wheel drive train using 2 drill motors and 2 chiaphua motors
Had an elevator that was capable of stacking boxes
Made of 20-20 mm Bosch extrusion
First robot to have EEPROM, a joystick recording program, which is used during autonomous
Got 1st place at Silicon Valley

The Game: Stack Attack

The Game: Zone Zeal


Picks up 2 big balls Can also pick up 6 small balls (4 reliably) Can balance 2 goals while holding 2 big balls above them to ensure they don't fall off Can grab or release stretcher or goal Can place a big ball on a goal that is on the ramp Flier for El Toro IV The Game: Diabolical Dynamics Game Manual

The space between bars of the basket is slightly smaller than the diameter of a ball. To pick up balls the robot either pushes balls against the wall or squishes the ball from above.
Could hang reliably

The Game: Co-Operation FIRST

Drivetrain: The four wheel tank drive configuration of this robot allows for a small turning radius, good maneuver abilities as well as a decent speed
The Basket carries eight or more floppies above the eight foot mark
The Basket Raising Belt linked to the basket, enables the robot to raise the basket above eight feet by extending the two stage arm perpendicular to the ground and pulling the basket up
The Leverage Arm rotates and pushes off the puck to lift the back of the robot which allows the rear wheels to drive the robot backwards on to the puck
The Two Stage Arm designed for multiple uses, is capable of blocking other robot's baskets from raising and assists in picking and raising floppies above the eight foot mark
The Floppy grabbing device is able to pick up and release floppies with the aid of velcro

The Game: Double Trouble

The Game: Ladder Logic

Game Manual