I'm going to pick on Tristan Lall from this thread:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...02&postcount=3
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
5 fps as a top speed is blindingly slow, and will likely render the robot effectively immobile if there are long distances to be traversed in next year's game.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that 5 ft/sec is nowhere near
blindingly slow. Sometimes, it isn't even slow at all.
In 2002 (Zone Zeal), I was on 340. Our top speed was 6 ft/sec. Over 50% of the time we were the first person to the goals. Only a few times were all the goals taken before we got there (and then most of the time we got them back).
In 2004 (last year, First Frenzy), I was on 1405. Our top speed was 8 ft/sec, and when we didn't snag our hook on the goal, we were always the first team hanging.
Dr. Joe's old advice to rookie teams was to make your robot go about as fast as you walk. At least for me that is 5-6 ft/sec. His newer advice for top teams is about 10 ft/sec.
I don't think that 5ft/sec is anywhere near blindingly slow. Yes it is slow if you want to traverse the 48' field 10 times per match. But for most teams that only need to stay on 1 side, or only move across a few times, 5 ft/sec is quite all right.
So, given the games in recent history, what's the slowest top speed you would consider for next year?