Thread: 4488 Off-season Gearbox
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Unread 02-10-2013, 20:06
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Re: 4488 Off-season Gearbox
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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence View Post
That's what the offseason is for. OP is suggesting using a new idea in the build season. It's great if you've tested said idea in the offseason, but very rarely will a team be able to implement a new custom design in the season and be more successful than a COTS alternative.

tl;dr: Learn in the offseason, apply in the build season.
We are actually building them right now. The plates are currently at the waterjet shop being made as I type this. We also plan on running this test robot at the offseason events this fall. We are prototyping, and if it fails we will look elsewhere. Thats why i was asking for suggestions on the actual design itself, not if we should use it.
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