[PhilBot]

Hi teams.

For the record... G-FORCE only uses one motor for it's lift, and we've demonstrated a two-crate 86" lift in 4 seconds.

For anyone starting a new lift design, I recommend NOT trying for a hail-mary 10-section lift idea. The forces required to start the lift are magnified by each section you add, and rubber bands will only help if you want to launch the balls into the air. If you want to be successful, start with a few segments (eg: 4) and get that working, and then add some weights to see how much more it can lift. Then if you have power to spare, add segments.

As for defensive strategies... sure, you need them some times, but two purely defensive robots on an alliance will never score any points. I'd focus on teamwork strategies to help your partner score more.... maybe helping to collect crates with balls so they can lift them. Focus on at least one scoring method.

I was laso amazed to see how many rookie teams had not even tried to roll the bowling ball. You don't have to get it up into the goal to score 20, just roll it over to the ramp in end-game and sit there.