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Re: Why Losers Lose?

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
My personal favorite.

You make a custom drivetrain that performs worse than and/or is less reliable than the kop drivetrain.
And then my favorite corollary:

The only part your team CAD'ed and machined on your robot is your wheels.

I've lost track of all the robots I've seen over the years that have CNC-machined wheels from billet aluminum stock but then have a superstructure and manipulator that's either non-existent or cannot score.
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