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Re: Team 254 Presents: Barrage
The design work on this machine is incredible. I haven't been more in awe of a robot since 148's reveal video in 2010. The double intakes, the linkage design, the shooter... This is a machine that has found "the simplicity on the other side of complexity".
In a very brutal game, what on this robot is going to break? They clearly have the weight for a very strong set of intakes - I would not be surprised if that was 1/8" wall tube. If they break one, they can still pick up a ball. Their shooter is never going to jam, fail to release, or otherwise wear out the same way stored energy shooters might. The CG of that robot has to be so low too. We'll have to see how it does on the field but 254 absolutely knocked it out of the park this year.
I hate to hype for the sake of hype, but I'm stunned at how beautiful, elegant, and functional this machine is.
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