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Re: MCC (Minimum competitive Concept 2015

I think TORC is MCC...
(At least on good years)

Simple elevator, tested multiple arms, from rigid flippy dogs, but stuck with articulated air, just as it seemed to have more conisistant picks. Easier to get out of trouble too when a miss-load occurred.

Omni H drive, but needed to articulate side wheel for crossing scoring platform, which required a little more design and fab, than a MCC.

Simple reliable tape measure can burglar, that never missed, grabbed one can, and getting 4 cans up on an alliance = blue banner just about anywhere.
https://youtu.be/710_8mUA-0g

We had capability of 6 high stacks, but in the first event, 5 high was fine.

Seven different automodes but almost never used them, as 2 totes, or 2 cans or 1 bot to the auto zone was still worth the same thing, nothing. . .

Built with a week to spare, host week 0 event, and drive, drive, drive. . .

But the game all came down to consistency, and that is KISS and TORC.
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