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Re: Easiest ways to succeed at competition

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Originally Posted by Harman341 View Post
#2 Don't change your robot

The build season is only six weeks long, so once you unbag your robot at your first competition, there really isn't much you can change. That 15 pound intake that you wish you could remake, well you just can't do it.
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It's not like over the course of four competitions you could replace your top functions twice over. If you don't change your robot, it will not be surpassed by the other robots that are also not being altered.
So, you mean making vision processing work and adding a climber between competitions is a bad idea?

But seriously, if your team has had trouble in the past with making practice matches or inspection, don't change your robot at competition! Last year, my team added a can grabber between Quals and Elims (or playoffs, or whatever they were last year) and it was definitely not worth the time and effort it took to do in time. If you're not 100% sure you can add it before practice matches, don't do it.
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