Hi all,
I was at the Simley event in Minnesota.
My off the cuff thoughts are,
1. Too many tall robots, there was lots of tipping, and I didn't see anyone except us even try to cross the bump. Of course, I in no way saw all the matches.....
2. There was a really good dumper team, 3007, that could consistently dump in the 2nd tier both in hybrid mode, and during the match. Of course, I'm wondering if that will work when there is defense to be had......
3. balancing should be easy if drivers are practiced at it, and balls aren't stuck under the ramp.
4. Some of the shooters are way over powered, and of course they miss by a mile because of that. Of course, it's easy to turn the power down, the question is can they turn it down in a controlled manner?
Unrelated to the playing, we spoke with inspectors at the event, and it looks like making your bumpers and frame perimeter legal is going to be a pain this year for us, picky picky picky...... Kind of sad when you have to put more effort into your bumpers than your shooter. lol
Our bot didn't have the shooter on top yet, and so was really light, but it could do a wheely stand half way across the field! That was a real crowd pleaser, but of course didn't garner any points.
It's going to be a great year, have fun all,
Mike