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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
DARK HORSE:
Maybe it's the Hall of Fame teams they share a state with eclipsing them, but for some reason people outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey rarely ever seem to talk about Vulcan Robotics. But they've done something twice that those two HoFers have only done once combined. Reach Einstein. 1218 went through 1114 to get there in 2008 and almost won it all with 469 in 2004. They're an effective slot load with plenty of practice at slicing through mid-field traffic (and they are capable of picking up off the floor in a pinch). Their reasonably fast minibot should be a factor in qualifications, but won't win many races against top tier teams. If they're allowed to fall to a good alliance in the selection process, I expect big things.
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1218 reached Einstein in 09 with 222 and 2753 (it would have been really impressive if they knocked 1114 out in 08). Also they added floor loading in Chesapeake; it is a creative mechanism. Finally, their arm is made of Philadelphia Flyers hockey sticks so that has to bring them some luck and you can never count them out, (even if they lose their first 3 matches
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