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At first glance you reminded me of the thunder chickens. At second glance it looks very nice and different, great job.

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Very nice! Should be a lot of fun at LA

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very slick robot, simple and effective

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Gotta love PVC arms. See you in Atlanta :)

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I hope...they aren't signed up yet this year. Then again, they weren't last year at this time...

I really like the position indicators on the herding arms.

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Anyone thinking 254 2004 with this one?

The lower tusks remind me of the ball herding legs that popped out on that bot.

Looks slick.

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True, but I was thinking more along the lines of 330 2005.

Actually, I have a question too. Could you guys hold 2 balls at once?

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I think we have a winner--it looks like 330 2005/2007 for the base with 254/60 2004 on the gripper. (BTW, I think the drivebase teaser for this robot was a bit of a bluff. The other teaser is in plain view.)

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Looks like they'd be able to. Totally illegally, of course.

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33% faster than last year? Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor. Last year the Beachbots dominated the field with their extraordinary speed. I remember being in awe of how quickly they moved across the field, now I can only imagine what it will be like this year. Great job om another simple and elegant design!

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This looks like it will be another very effective arm-type hurdling robot (the other being the Thunderchickens). It seems that simplicity really is the key here; I predict that single jointed arms will outperform any super-articulated ones.

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This is the first time I've seen it in action this year...Nice job guys and good luck! =)

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How are you going to knock of the balls?

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Forwards: Poke with arm.
or
Backwards: Pop them out from underneath.