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Unread 17-10-2011, 14:44
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Re: What won in 2006?

I remember seeing 233's robot and thinking it was almost the "perfect" bot that year. Reasons being:

1. It could pick up balls off the floor
2. It shot balls out the top
3. It could shoot balls any direction (and camera assisted)
4. It was force-fed and didn't jam.

The weak part was that you couldn't load it from the top.


Having experienced that season, and knowing what I know now, I'd focus my design around four (achievable) things:
1. Be crazy fast and maneuverable.
2. Pick up balls on a minimum of 2 sides.
3. Have an open top (be able to toss balls in)
4. Dump.
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