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Originally posted by Brian Beatty
Greg Mills did not say enough about this amazing machine. This machine could score 24" balls in the center goal by squeezing them to fit between pipes on 16" centers( I may be off an inch or two). It had a conveyor that could fit between the pipes, score multiple times at one trip to the goal, and make room in the goal if it was full. It could hold two balls in the 3 point scoring position and protect them both. Simple in concept yet ingenious in design. The construction is of the highest quality in every respect. This machine is in my top three and should be in the FIRST Hall of Fame. As mentioned before, FIRST should use this premium example as promotional and inspirational material for the newer teams not as fortunate to witness this incredible machine.
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1998 was a great year for robot building. In addition to team 16, teams 47 and 111 had amazing robots. My memories are too vague to describe these robots with any degree of justice. I hope someone who was around in '98 could provide a description. I think most people were shocked that none of 16, 47 and 111 made to the quarter finals. All three teams ran into some horrible luck.
The reason I think there were so many memorable bots from '98 is because it was the last year before alliances. Now many of the top teams focus on specific aspect of the game, knowing that they can get their alliance partner to handle other parts of the game. In the pre-alliance era, teams were forced to try build robots that could do everything. As a result we saw many awe inspiring robots.
I'm a huge fan of the alliance system, but reminiscing about the great bots from '98 makes me long for the days of good old 1 on 1 competition.