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Re: under 2 sec Mini bot

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Originally Posted by JB987 View Post
Any team that gets a minibot to climb has done well. It isn't a matter of good or bad, just a question if your design is going to be more or less competitive measured against other minibots. According to many posts on this forum, there are several minibots able to climb in 2 or less seconds and many have indicated times in the 3 second range. If you want to improve your time, consider looking through this and other related threads for some ideas to help your team out. Consider modifying your gear ratios and reducing weight to reduce your climbing time, and keep trying to improve!
Exactly.

Also remember the proof is in the pudding. If you go and your minibot consistently climbs the tower, that makes you a very strong contendor no matter what.

Many folks tend to.... "overstate" the potential of their robot/minibot. Wait till you see a couple competitions. After all, the minibot is not part of the allowance and as such you can work on it pretty much anytime to improve it.
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