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Originally Posted by IrisLab
... Finally, D) offers no competitive advantage over B) or C) and only compounds the blood, sweat, and tears...
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I am very glad to have the summary. Thanks.
Except, I disagree with the declarative statement that multiple motors combined with shifters provides NO competitive advantage.
They clearly can provide benefits -- there are 2 questions you need to ask:
#1 Is there any benefit in your particular situation, given your robot and game strategy, ?
#2 Are the extra pain and suffering required for your team to implement the system worth the possible benefit?
I think that the answer is very likely that for most teams and most game strategies, the extra benefit is not worth the cost, but that is not always the case.
Ask the TechnoKats how important a shifting multimotor drive was to them the year they had to auto-balance with two goals on the on the ramp (2001)?
Ask Las Guerrillas how important it was to them the year they grabbed & lifted the goals (2002)?
It can be EXTREMELY important.
But perhaps not for your team depending on how you choose to play next year's game.
Joe J.