[Andy Grady]

Lets look at the facts...

Fact 1: Last time there was 3 casters on the playing field, there was a rotating triangular goal.

Fact 2: Smaller flanges were used to support the bars on the puck in 99, the goal posts in 2001, and I believe the center post in 2003.

Now the curious parts...

1. Tons of Plywood and 2 x 12 wood.

2. There is a ton of PVC, but there is also 1 length of 2" steel pipe...kinda odd for a low cost field. So it must be important.

3. There are 2 thicknesses of plywood. Thinking maybe the thicker plywood must have some sort of ability to hold multiple 130lb robots.


With the evidence involved, I have come to the conclusion that there is some form of either, A. Multilevel Platform, and 1 Goal on casters or B. A triangular Stairpuck and multiple PVC goals.

My reasoning for A would be due to the fact that there is so much lumber that some form of large structure is going to be on this field. With only 3 casters, it would be hard to make a structure that big work effectively on wheels, so they would have to be part of the goal(s). I would guess multiple goals, so I think the current BOM only shows the materials for 1.

My reasoning for B would be due to the fact that once again, there is alot of plywood and only 3 wheels for the whole playing field. The goal structures would be PVC to protect from long falls, though that would probably work in both cases. The steel bars would act similar to the original puck in 99.

Either way the game should be very interesting.

Good Luck,
Andy Grady