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Unread 10-03-2013, 00:37
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AKA: Will Galloway
FRC #0751 (Barn2Robotics)
Team Role: Mechanical
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: California
Posts: 6
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Re: Thoughts on whether the size change will be permanent?

With regard to the size change, I am all for it. One of the things I enjoyed most about it was that it allowed teams to still have the 120 pound weight requirement, allowing for denser robots. The design changes in place to accord for a more flexible perimeter did not affect many teams, including ours, assuming that everyone read the rulebook. I do know of robots at regionals who have been unable to play due to being 28x38. I hope they keep it, our robot this year fit really well, and we are doing a west coast drive, which freed up space. It took some stagnant ideas and methods and brought new innovation by restriction, and, we even overcompensated, and, for the first time I have seen on our team, we were underweight, allowing for heavy manipulation of the centre of gravity, which I hope will play to our teams advantage.

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Keep it, please
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