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The people speaking well of me were mainly doing so to backup the fact I usually have a clue about robot design, which as they have not seen this years robot they have to base on past history of robots I've been involved in. I can push to be competitive all I want, but being surrounded by the right people to make it happen is a completely different matter. I've been lucky enough to have access to significant brain power on teams I've mentored/been a student on, that the group has turned out very competitive robots (usually). I urge everyone in this thread to stop by the Neutrino pit at Midwest (and hopefully champs), and meet all the people who have put up with me for the last season |
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Many people on here and elsewhere in FRC have the utmost respect for Aren and the teams he's involved with - and many of us like to mess with him because he comes up with crazy concepts and weird ideas. Not to mention he's got a bit of a fan club. That being said, Aren is the first to tell people what he did and didn't do. He corrects me all the time when I give him credit for something he didn't do and or wasn't involved in. He speaks extremely highly of everyone involved with 3928 in private conversation. 3928 has built an incredible robot and it shows that there was definitely a solid team behind it. For a rookie team, you guys look like seasoned veterans from what I've seen and the fact that you were willing to Gamble on the Trolling Strategy just makes me respect you that much more. I hope you guys hand it to a few teams at Midwest, just to prove that you know what you're doing. |
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In response to the topic that this thread was actually about, i believe that it's a worthwhile strategy to think about, but not something worth worrying about.
Loopholes like these are not fair in any way and in my mind shouldn't be exploited, because that ruins the fun of FRC. On top of that, 3 robots scoring vs. two will lead to a big lead in terms of points, and it isn't that hard to balance 3 robots on a bridge in the first place. that being said props to whoever discovered this loophole on their own it is indeed brilliant but at the same time extremely unfair. Just a word of advice to other teams, especially those having arguments on chief delphi. This is a forum, a place to collaborate with other teams, and keep up to date with everything FRC. If you have a problem with a member of your club, talk to them personally, not indirectly over a forum. -Matt FIRST Team 1378. |
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I am rather bothered by the attitude displayed in some of these responses.
Ultimately, its FIRST's game, they can change things around as they see fit. If you took the gamble on this (im going to deem it) sketchy design, then its expected that you have taken the risks into account. Sorry it didn't work out for you guys who were sly in your rules analysis. Better luck next time. |
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The whole thing had a swerve drive (well, it still does) and we relied on appendages for ball manipulation.
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I think saying "this thing has swerve" is the understatement of the century.
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