[Ken Streeter]

Team 1519, Mechanical Mayhem, has really enjoyed this year's new "Coopertition" feature! Admittedly, it has taken us a few matches to get used to the sudden switch from playing "New England Defense" against another robot to suddenly working with them in the delicate maneuver of balancing the bridge!

Thanks to 3467 and 78 for balancing with us on the coopertition bridge, as well as our other alliance members who joined us on our own alliance's bridge!



It was fun to be in the first coopertition balance of the day -- we especially appreciated the field reset crew giving us the extra 30 seconds to take a photo!


In recent years, we always seem to be opposing team 78 in elimination rounds - it was great to be able to cooperate with them even though we were on opposing alliances!

After we were balanced on the bridge with team 78, who also have a "wide" robot like ours, we wondered if a third wide robot might be able to squeeze on there for a 3-robot balance? We're not sure if it is possible, but it would be fun to be on an elimination alliance with two other wide-format robots to see if it can be done!