Kelpie
2025 Reefscape Robot
Our 2025 robot, Kelpie, was the most complex and challenging robot we’ve ever built and went through several iterations as the season progressed. Kelpie put up a great performance this season, being a finalist and alliance captain at SFR and EBR and appearing on the first alliance at OCR!
Drivetrain & Super-
structure
Drivetrain
- 27.5” by 32” to accommodate under the bumper intake
- 27x27 MK4i swerve modules with Krakens & L3 gearing
Superstructure
- Riveted gusset and tubing construction
Elevator + Carriage
- Large central compliant wheel roller surrounded by smaller silicone-covered dead axle rollers, all actively driven
- These rollers guide the ring smoothly along a downward curved path into the amp.
- Mounted on 2 stage cascading elevator to reach amp
Climber
- Two polycarbonate arms with a CF bar attached to a MAXSpline
- Deployed via torsion springs, winched in via strap on a powered spool
- Currently WIP, needs additional tuning for trap
Shooter
- Chain driven pivoting with rollers for routing
- Co-axial roller-MaxSpline allows for high torsional stiffness despite being driven from one side
- Independently powered left and right flywheels to create spin
