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Originally Posted by boomergeek
"I learned that if your bot was not made to play defense, it should not play any defense. The benefits greatly outweigh the risks. "
Has anyone ever done well with a 2 CIM drivertrain in any year OTHER THAN Lunacy (where lack of traction precluded drivetrain power)???
Robots are like athletes on a field: soccer, football, hockey...
If you don't have strong legs, then you don't have a decent athlete on the field.
Have you ever seen a successful defensive lineman with spindly legs?
I can't imagine a game other than Lunacy that I would ever recommend a half-powered drivetrain for.
All one has to do is experiment with the drive-train spreadsheet (CD-20071127-Speed_Optimization) to figure that out.
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Why yes, yes i have.
Team 968/254 used 2 cims in their drives and they were shifting two speeds! Team 254 made divisional finals in Atlanta and team 968 made it all the way to the finals on Einstein!
Drivetrain picture used for both robots:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31597
Team 1519 used 2 cims on our 2008 hurdling robot fezzik which was highly competitive in a fast pace game of speed and traction. It was very easy to drive also.