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Originally Posted by BrennanB
There are plenty of teams that build multiple robots that aren't currently powerhouses. I can think of 20+ off the top of my head that are relatively mediocre (regional quarterfinalist/semifinalist) robots that would have the resources to build and copy another robot. And lets be honest, all you need is a few copies of a very powerful robot for people to be upset. (triplets flashbacks?)
Or like I said, don't build anything but an adjustable drive train till week 1. Build one robot and just copy someone. Or at least take heavy inspiration from them. Heck people could have build a wooden 2014 254 clone and been way more competitive than they were with their actual robot.
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A team that would wait until week 2 of regionals and copy a robot like 1114 isn't going to be good enough to actually get the details right. How many 1114 clones were there in 2014 that were anywhere near as good as 2008 1114? And that was with 6 years of hindsight to utilize.
This just isn't a valid concern, IMO. Teams could probably make something that visually looks like 1114 (or insert powerhouse team here), but it's just not going to perform out on the field. The only teams capable of copying them are making robots that are already as good as them.