Thread: Robot in 3 Days: Behind the scenes and more.
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Re: Robot in 3 Days: Behind the scenes and more.
I didn't see any robots that I would call an exact Ri3D clone, and 4343 built something pretty close. We made tweaks to the design, but as a base level of competitiveness, Ri3D is something to aspire to.

Really, I feel that the goals of the program are met better by a team building an Ri3D clone, than by a totally self-designed robot that is a miserable failure on the field. I find the best teams get their start by borrowing design concepts from the best of yesteryear. Copying Ri3D is just a more relevant extension of that.