Cougar Robotics – Use of copper tape on plexiglass (We have aluminum tape that should work like the copper tape?)
Static
Team 5212 and 251
01/4/14:
Cougar robotics http://www.cphsrobotics.com/
Blog entry: “January 4, 2014 at the Liberty Science Center “
“Team 5212 and 251 go at it again at the Liberty Science Center to win it. There seemed to be a problem with Team 251’s robot. Their robot kept freezing and didn’t know why until one of the referees told Team 251 that their omni wheels on their robot was causing a static shock. This is something both robotics teams never encountered before. Unfortunately because of this major issue Team 251 was eliminated from the competition due to the many static issues. Team 5212 was still in the competition and made it all the way to the semifinals but lost there. In the award ceremony, 5212 was a runner up for the Connect Award and winner of the PTC Design Award.”
Landroids show that static can cause Mindstorms NXT to lock up
04/19/13:
Landroids show that static can cause Mindstorms NXT to lock up. The Landroids identify 3 reasons for the static build-up.
- Low humidity
- Mats on carpet (As they were at Super-Regionals)
- Omni-wheels buffing (In all but one match, 6024 locked up after making contact with a robot that had omni-wheels. See ” Team# 6024 Observation” below)