Since we have changed from rules to I can't build a decent robot thread I will again post. Team 188 built a 6 motor,2 speed transmition. Our robot can raise the 2X ball 13 feet in the air and cap over top of almost any robot between them and the stationary goal. We do not go on the platform but do hang. We are able to play with the toughest of them and survive. Did we retain damage you ask. You better believe it. Did we cry about it? No we went back to the pits and got to work. We had some intricate pulley system that another team accidently caught their robot on and pulled us both over. Mucho damage. I was even asked to come to the pits once my announcing was done to help fix problem. We knew that this might happen but decided to go the way we did. Should other robots back away ? no. I wouldn't expect our team to so why would I ask them to. As was stated in a previous post, better than I am able, it is better to win a hard fought match than have the match handed to you. It is even better to lose knowing you did your best than to give up.
I believe that FIRST has given us a great forum to showcase to the world. Science, engineering, math etc IS NOT BORING and we can prove it. Forget the yellow cards or red ones. All we should see is green for GO and the games begin.
On a personal note : I played racketball with a guy that was WAY better than me. If I ever sensed that he was letting up to make me feel good I would let him feel the sting of the ball on his back. Funny thing is that when that happened he played with more determination to WOOP me. Mission accomplished.
