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Re: Shooter designs from the 2008 Overdrive season

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Originally Posted by Bongle View Post
It may be a decade before we see another robot as dominant as the Simbot SS.

It'll probably be only a couple months before we see a bunch of robots similar to it though
Packaging that robot for this year's rules is doable but challenging. I think there are better approaches this year but I expect at least one "Simbot clone" to be successful in some way. I think you'll see a lot more robots that look like 16 that year.

One idea that has enchanted a lot of people on my team is the 987-style shooter. This robot actually shot balls a few feet just by reversing its roller claw. I feel like there's some kind of black magic to this and it's not as simple as fast, powerful claw rollers... I guess we'll find out in prototyping.
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