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Re: Big Minibots
At regionals: any minibot large or small is better than none.
A reliable minibot that will last the whole regional is better than one that fails every 2nd match.
It's rare to see a match where all 4 minibots are deployed let alone reach the top of the pole. Reliability matters more than speed (at regionals).
Early Friday Seattle, it was clear having a working minibot & deployment system was a match winner. Late Friday it was becoming clear that a "good" hanger robot was better than a minibot.
At championships, it'll be different - everyone will have working minibots, everyone will have working robot manipulators.
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Andrew Nicholson
2011 FRC Robot Inspector (Seattle, Portland)
Mentor FRC 1778 "Chill Out", FTC 3018, 3940 "Hawks", 4434 "Heat Misers"
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler."
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