by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2017 | Robots
Air Pork One STEAMWORKS 2017 Air Pork One, designed for the 2017 FIRST Robotics Competition challenge “STEAMWORKS”, is Exploding Bacon’s 12th robot. Air Pork One is a dedicated gearing robot with a climber, getting gears from the human player station and effectively...
by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2016 | Robots
Battering Ham Stronghold 2016 Battering Ham is Exploding Bacon’s 11th robot. Built to play the 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition game “Stronghold”, Battering Ham is high-shooting offensive machine. With a quick boulder intake, powerful shooter, and 6 CIM drive train,...
by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2015 | Robots
Pork Lift Recycle Rush 2015 Exploding Bacon’s 2015 robot, Pork Lift, was the first Exploding Bacon robot to be designed and created in our new 2015 build space. Designed to play Recycle Rush, Pork Lift was a human player station robot. A tote fed through the human...
by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2014 | Robots
Boxer Aerial Assist 2014 The Exploding Bacon design process focuses on ensuring that the final design is a result of a team effort. Every student, mentor, and parent that comes to the meetings has an opportunity to have their ideas heard. Emphasis is placed on keeping...
by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2013 | Robots
W-Ham-O Ultimate Ascent 2013 Exploding Bacon’s 2013 robot, W-Ham-O, was built to play Ultimate Ascent. Ultimate Ascent was a game very similar Ultimate Frisbee. The ends of the field have 1 three point, high goal in the middle, 2 two point middle goals on the either...
by Elise Cronin-Hurley | Mar 1, 2012 | Robots
Porcus Magnus Rebound Rumble 2012 Exploding Bacon’s 2012 robot, Porcus Magnus, was built to play Rebound Rumble. Rebound Rumble was a game very similar to basketball. The ends of the field had four basketball hoops, one close to the ground (worth one point), two in...
