Re: Best of the Best
 

Team IFI can't claim any credit for 2056's machine this year.
Those guys worked independently this year without any help from Texas. I can't wait to see what they came up with.

-John

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Not to worry John, you only have to wait until next weekend (Week 4), when they play in Waterloo.

If they're going to live up to their reputation, and them or 1114 seeds #1... look out 469+217, you might have a rival for peak score.

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

148 and 217 actually almost cannot be pushed around once the treads are put down. You need a powerfull bot to do so. If you've watched a regional you can tell the tremendous difference once treads are deployed.

I cannot speak on 230, since I have not seen their bot, but I most say 469 is a killer bot.

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

This is an understatement.
I mentioned to my driver after the second match during week 1, that he is like a running back and this is tackle football, NOT flag football.
The results have been great. :)

Re: Best of the Best
 

Team 2185 is coming with the BEAST...so look out Waterloo and the GTA.

Waterloo Champions 2009 with 2056 and 2609

GTA Champions 2009 with 2056 and 1114

Quarter-finalist in Atlanta 2009 (CURRIE FIELD)

wendells

Re: Best of the Best
 

Past success does not guarantee future success. Show us a video, or anything really, of why anyone should believe your robot is the "Best of the Best". Stop tooting your own team's horn. Sure I think my team's bot is great, but I'll leave that for everyone else to decide.

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

I'm almost certain he was referring to 230 there, considering that was the only team at WPI and they have a standard mecanum drive.

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There is also no need to post it, delete it and repeat it two more times. Isn't that against the rules of the forums?

Re: Best of the Best
 

If by best you mean best looking, than I think we're beating the heck out of everyone else :rolleyes:

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

I assumed since the person said "they" that they meant all three, but if they didn't i apologize. I know nothing about team 230. Well, now I know they have standard mecanum drive =)

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

We aligned with 230 at the elims and won at WPI. They had an auto where they started in the defensive zone and cleared all 3 balls to the offensive zone, often times scoring 1 or 2 of them and even all 3 a couple of times. Then they would go into the mid field via the bumps and clear balls into the offensive zone from there. It worked great with a good scoring bot in the offensive zone and we put up 8 or 9 points a few times. They also hung during the quals, but we were up by enough points that they decided to avoid hanging and the risks associated in the elims. However, they did have a very durable method of hanging and I really can't see them breaking like some of the other bots did when trying to hang. Extremely strong auto, good end game and a good teleop. And they did all of this w/o a possession method.

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

yes i forgot to mention the robowranglers... but you are going to need a high traction robot to be able to push you guys and 148 around... 469 can easily be pushed around because of their mecanums

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

You sure about that?

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Did they stay in the middle zone the whole time and allow the homezone robot to score?
And was 8-9 points about the average in elims?
Can they sweep balls into the goal efficiently?
(Sorry, just trying to gather some information).
I hear they are a very good bot, but have never seen them myself. Anyone have pictures?

Re: Best Robot of 2010
 

if you have a robot that can get under the tunnel then you can just push them out