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Originally Posted by Brandon_L
"Drive it like you stole it"
No, seriously, if it breaks its pit crews problem. Also design teams problem for building a drivetrain/mechanism that breaks.
The one thing you shouldn't be while on the field is sheepish. If an opposing robot is in between point A and point B, don't be afraid to get rough. Within the boundaries and spirit of the rules, of course.
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Could not agree more. be as aggressive as possible.
At the off season event (Panther Prowl) the #1 seeded alliance 180,1523,1065 had to beat the formidable cycler 1902. our defense bot was no match for the 20 fps of 1902 so we proceeded to slam intro them at our top speed of 25 fps. It made for a great show and a warm up for the finals. It also proved that mechanum drive can beat a wcd in a pushing match.
Be unpredictable: This is huge. Even of we had to go out of our way we would take a different feeder station so we could give a full speed slam into a top scoring robot. If you do not want to slam into robots directly try slamming into there objectives. We faced S*M*A*S*H in the finals and knew they had to be exactly lined up to climb. We also knew slamming into them meant there climber would break as well as destroying our electronics, so we slammed into there pyramid delaying them the few precious seconds they needed to get there 50 pts.
Here is our montage of what happened. if you look closely you can see the aggressive driving style coming into play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jR1wdYMnD0
Overall, if your are on offence drive FAST and with authority. Don't let defense slow you down. Let them know that playing defense signs you up to be on the reviving end of over 350 foot pounds of force. Also, if you are stressed out slamming into something can help (try it. it rely works). Just remember to have fun while you do it and, just remember if it breaks there is an army of people ready to fix it.