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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56
1503 is an exception and not the rule. Give there robot to any other driver and it would be another decent but not great robot. Nick makes that robot excellent so saying simplicity is the secret to success is selling his skill a bit short. I stick by our teams, and the majority of successful teams decisions in that floor loading is necessary to be competitive at champs.
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As someone who has seen everyone of 1503's matches in person, let me set the record straight. Their driver has done an excellent job controlling that machine, but to give him all or even most of the credit is a disservice to that entire team and their design. I think Nick would be the first person to admit this. Remember, Nick was their driver last year, with an extremely complicated robot, and their results were less than favorable by their own standards. The reason 1503 is so successful this year is definitely the simplicity. The robot is easy and intuitive to drive, the geometry is optimized perfectly for top row scoring and the single speed drivetrain handles like a dream. I'm quite confident that if they went with a more complicated approach, they would not have been nearly as successful. A simple, well thought out robot will make any driver and team look better. Full credit to all of 1503 for recognizing this and building a robot that's dominant at smaller subset of the game, as opposed to mediocre at all facets.