[Nuttyman54]

For 5803, the low bar was absolutely the right decision, since we did not want to tackle a high shooter as rookies. We designed a robot that we felt would play qualification matches well and seed well, with the ultimate season goal being to qualify for World Championships. Without the requirements of a shooter, the low bar was absolutely our biggest asset:

1) It was our first working autonomous mode (and only working auto until our 3rd event)
2) It was our fastest cycling defense which enabled us, as rookies, to capture the #1 seed at PNW District Championship an #4 seed on Curie. I would say we built a pretty good seeding robot once we got it running well. Our best performances had us scoring 8 balls solo at Champs with 30 seconds left on the clock.
3) We designed with a focus on breaching and had the capability to solo cross all 9 defenses (though we only ever attempted Drawbridge once, without any prior practice with the real drawbridge, and gave up after 2 unsuccessful attempts to maintain control of it all the way down).