guys, please don't take my comments as a slam.
I know full well that dead alliances often are the destruction of great teams. (this is my 4th year with FIRST, i've seen it happen to some of the best).
I'm speaking from a purely statistical standpoint because I did not see your bot. I'm sure you guys were picked for alliances because you had a tough bot despite rank.
I'm surprised I havn't seen you guys posting about winning Chairman's though, I would be ecstatic if we did.
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The reason I started this thread was to see if anyone else has realized the power you can get out of a simple wedge to enhance a strong drive system.
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A wedge (or inclined plane) is one the basic "Simple Machines." A simple machine when applied to the right situation can work wonders. I agree a wedge can have great advantages as I've seen at GLR and watching matches. The problem of a wedge though is that they take a long space over shorter height to be the most effective. This is where one of the higher points in your bot comes in. You guys found a good way to implement the wedge while still keeping other functionality.
Sorry if I sounded harsh in my first post, was not my intention.