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Re: What is the most ghetto thing you've seen on a robot?
I'm sure I've participated in worse and am forgetting, but:
Palmetto 2016. Most of the teething problems on Sandstorm III's drivetrain were sorted out early on, but right as alliance selection starts a message goes out on the Garnet Squadron group chat: Decline any invitation, drivetrain lost a bearing deep inside. I was just across the way as the defense coordinator, so I bolted over to the pit. Sure enough, one of the center inside bearings had popped free into the box tubing. We had the spare, and I had a flash of brilliance. Take the spare bearing, line it up with the hex shaft and hole, whack it with a hammer and wood block, and maybe it'd be enough to buy us some time, right? I took the whack, figuring we'd either be functional or just as hosed...and by some miracle, everything nestled into place and we would be ready for action.
Of course, we didn't get picked anyway...
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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