Codename: POS
Model Year: 2001-2002
Status: Still complete, but no longer operational.
Features: Chronos is a soccer ball handler. Soccer balls are sucked up into the basket by a roller on the front of the robot. There is a grabbing arm on the back of the robot which takes a hold of a goal structure, allowing Chronos to drive around while holding on to the goal. Once Chronos has positioned the goal in a good spot, its basket lifts up and dumps all the balls into the goal structure to score as many points as possible. Chronos is capable of carrying up to 20 soccer balls per load.
Drivetrain: Chronos uses our original 6 wheel drive base which makes control of the robot easier. The wheels are driven by two drill motors mounted on our custom motor mounts. Chronos also features a shifting mechanism: high speed for fast movement, and low speed to haul goal structures.
History: Chronos competed with FIRST at the Southern California Regional in 2002 and made it to the finals. Chronos also went to the Pacific Northwest Regional and won second place in the finals. Later at the Titan Robotics Fall Invitational 2003, Chronos won most of the events played at the competition.
