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Re: Last Minute Changes

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Originally Posted by Jeff Waegelin View Post
One of my key FRC philosophies is: if you aren't improving, you're falling behind. What is successful in Week 1 may not cut it by Championship, so continuous improvement is an absolute necessity! After each event this year we had a full team meeting to discuss what went well and what we could improve for the next event.

Since we "finished" our robot, a couple days before Stop Build Day, we have changed pretty much every subsystem at least once, be it a subtle or drastic change. Among other things, we went through:
  • 4 iterations of our shooter hood
  • 2 shooter gearboxes
  • 3 versions of the "stinger"
  • changed our wheelie bar to a wedge
  • changed the number and type of wheels

It's a very different Scorpion than we first put together 7 weeks ago. Iterative design has always been a big thing for 148, and this year was no different!
Do you have any information on what made you change the drive train and pictures to document the change?
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