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Originally Posted by Knufire
When I went to Chezy Champs 2014. I was completely blown away by how nearly every single robot there was colored. It seems that California, on average, places a much higher value on aesthetics than other regions.
Ive often wondered how related this is to the type of engineering firms in the area. I've heard several California teams justify the time put into the aesthetics of their robot with sponsors wanting to see a complete, finished product. Back In Michigan, I rarely hear the same justification; sponsors there are just looking for different things.
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It definitely is interesting how you go to different areas of the country and get completely different robots. Get me a set of robots from Texas, California, Michigan, PNW and NE, and every one will have much different design values.
As for this actual thread, I always liked the look of the 254 flat gearboxes from 2013 and 2014. I keep suggesting to VexPro they should release those, because the form factor for those is really convenient.
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