FIRST STEAMWORKS 2017
The 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition steampunk themed game, invites two adventure clubs from an era in which technology relied on steam power to prepare their airships for the ultimate long distance race. Learn more at...
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Athanatos
Athanatos is built off a custom welded and designed chassis with our iconic Wilton Blocks to interface with gear boxes and wheel axles. Athanatos hosted an empty body top to contain as much fuel as possible. Using a chain driven escalator style push, Athanatos would dump fuel cells into the lower Boiler goal. Athanatos would line up with the retrieval station to load gears into its front load compartment. From there, Athanatos would use a camera and light ring to align with the airship to deliver gears to the human player. At the end of the match, Athanatos used a motor with a bolt sticking out to hook onto the airship roam and lift itself off the ground, and yes Athanatos took a heavy fall. He still lives to tell the story.