Best robot.
 

I want to know who everyone thinks has the best robot. Not who will win, but who has the best design and highest quality construction.

My top teams are:
25
111
118
343

60, hands down

tie for second
45
68
64

This is probably one of the hardest questions to answer.

Teams:
87
102
103
303

*Just some of my favorites based upon what I saw from the Chesapeake Regional and the J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional*

My favorite would have to be 111. Their design is absolutely amazing! Honorable mentions go to 45, 217, and 27 for their bots, too. All were very impressive when I saw them.

It's hard to say which robot is the "best" when not one of us has seen every single robot, there may have been some amazing machines at your regionals, but that doesn't mean they are the best robot out there. Also, although I have not personally seen all of the robots mentioned above, I'm sure that they are all outstanding machines. There is one thing to keep in mind though, just because one team has a widely known name, or has been good in the past, doesn't mean that their robot is going to be amazing every year. Don't let name recognition influence your opinion of which robot is the "best". Wait till you get to Houston, not every single team that deserves to be there will be attending, but I know for a fact that the team who wins the championship will have a darn good robot. In my opinion, the "best" robot is the machine that has the most heart and soul put into by the students and mentors involved with it's design, Assembly, and performance in the heat of competition.

Gope, you're too kind.

And don't sell yourself and team 16 short, either. One of our earliest goals this year was to get to the top of the ramp first. We usually do, but I've seen plenty of footage of 16 beating everyone, and read that it consistently gets to boxes in under 3 seconds. That's amazing.

45 is tough and sleek, and 148 had one of the best looking and strongest FIRST robots I've seen. I like the very clean look that many of this year's robots have, with little exposed electronics. 111 is tough, has a great drivetrain and some amazing autonomous stunts.

I haven't seen any video of team 60, though - can someone point me towards some?

I haven't actually seen any of the bots mentioned in action, so I'm going to reserve judgment on this one.

After this past weekend I would watch out for the silver scorpion, it is a very fitting name. Man, that bot is Fast & Furious. It has the power of a tank, the speed of a dragster, & the agility of a BMW. 6 wheels, 4 drive motors and 2 huge retractable arms. Not to mention 1 awesome driver. Good luck at Nats.


So my vote is for 25

45 gets my vote...

or 68...

or 111...

Or Hammond...

To many to pick!

16, 68, 45, 292 are all awesome bots, imo...

i dont know, but i'd have to say team 61. great auto mode and an overall great bot.

duuude, let me tell you, i was so blown away w/ 75!!
I saw them in the practace round, and wow.

I never really do this, but after the comp at RU I saw them standing in the lobby, and I was leaving, and I just stopped
and had to say how much I loved it to them,
They have me some really weird looks,
but I love the whole suction stuff

it majorly rocked

Re: Best robot.
 

Gope,
Thanks for including us in your list. I would definately add 16, 34 and 342 to the list and a few others that I have seen on web casts and don't recall numbers for.:)

Silver scorpion was last year. This year is Opportunity Knocks, or known better among the pitcrew and drivers as "Evil Machine"
Thanks for the compliments 340... your machine was great too, which is why we chose you.

The previously mentioned lists seemed to forget the west coast. I hope everyone is prepared to get owned by teams like 60 and 192, those guys have brilliant machines this year.