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Originally Posted by Knufire
"Because they do it" shouldn't be your rationale. Yes, all the top teams doing something is generally a indicator that it's a smart decision. However, blindly following them without figuring out the rationale behind their decisions is a bad idea; there might be variables at play that made WCD the right choice for them but not for you.
Note how Corsetto said that 1678 is going to keep learning from the teams they're inspired by. Copying 254 or 973 probably had some sort of analysis of their resources and what direction was best for them.
There are successful teams that do WCD, there are successful teams that do omnidirectional drives. There are successful tube and gusset teams, there are successful sheet metal teams. Which one is right is completely dependent on the resources available to your team.
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This. So much this. I was just discussing with my friends how it seemed that the most popular things teams are taking from the latest Behind The Lines episode were drill drives and tape, and not the processes that these great teams used.
Drill drives and tape will not make a good team, and probably not even a good robot. Understanding that 118 has a well defined and thought out prototyping process, and working to develop one for your own team, will go miles further toward improving your team and robot.
That's not to say you shouldn't use drill drives and fancy tape. Go right ahead. But don't miss the forest through the trees.