[Adam Freeman]

Originally Posted by ratdude747

It's not for a lack of creativity... IMHO, your 2008 drivetrain was pretty creative (as far as FRC bots go that is)... and that's the just the tip of the iceberg. Or say the hanger in 2010. Getting that to fit in such a small space probably took some creativity. And using a gas spring for an after-the-buzzer hang... A lot of teams certainly didn't think of that.

Thanks Larry!

Thinking about this further, I think the issue is more on own end. I believe our students talking with the judges are stressing the specific points of the design related to the Egineering Excellence, Industrial Design, Quality, Controls aspects...and not the Creativity side of the equation.

I might try to discuss this with our pit team to see if we can stress some of the more creative aspects of the robot to see if we can achieve the Creativity Award.