[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Rob Stehlik

I doubt it. In my opinion, two speed transmissions are silly and largely unnecessary. In most robot games, the vast majority of your movements will be short sprints from game piece to goal, and avoiding other robots in between. This calls for acceleration, not a high top speed. Slower is faster.

Over the years based on our experiences, I find this very true.
However, when we had our software controlled auto transmission in a previous year, we found that to be highly effective......except we scrapped it when our roll pin from the dog gear went sour in matches. We didnt last an entire tournament without having issues with it.

The first time I saw shifting was 2001 (I think) at the SVR regional when 254 used low gear shifting to balance on the bridge much easier. It was very quick that year. EJ drove......maybe he can comment if it was worth it.