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Originally Posted by ArtemusMaximus
I wasn't disagreeing with the fact that better drivetrain will be better for the competition. What I was disagreeing with is giving advice to rookie team to build a better drivetrain. For all around rookie team learning curve is tremendous and I do not see how drivetrain can be anywhere near the top of the importance list.
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A robot's drivetrain is
always the most important thing. The second most important thing is the drivetrain, and so is the third.
I don't think the advice was intended to suggest that rookies should put a lot of engineering effort into developing a fancy drivetrain. It's just that the kit drivebase shouldn't be treated as a "black box" that gets handed to teams as an unquestioned given. It should be studied and understood, and there should be actual analysis applied to decisions about the frame dimensions, the size of the wheels, potential alternate gearboxes, etc.