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Originally Posted by Gabriel
Do you think that getting up that 6" barrier and hooking on to the bar is a little too ambitious for a rookie team? We have a lot of enthusiasm, but limited time and experience.
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A rookie team with limited experience should first concentrate on driving. Get a drivetrain that works so well you never have to worry about it failing in a match. Over the years I've seen rookies that simply can't drive well enough to be effective in the match, Wildstang included
. It does no good to be able to hang if it takes you the whole match to get there, but a robot that can simply drive around
well can push balls to the HP and play defense, both of which will help your alliance. Once you have a solid drivetrain then you can concentrate on other mechanisms - ball collector, big ball scorer, hanging device. Be thinking about and designing these parts, but don't sacrifice a driving base for them.