[Holtzman]

There are lots of "cool" design components out there. Some are extremely complex, some are extremely simple.

The coolest simple design component I've ever seen was 45's lexan "forks" for pulling the ball off of the ball tee this year. I think it only worked in one match, but it was cool none the less. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it was the only 10pt bonus ball scored all year.

For complex components, there are tons that deserve mention:
The first Swerve drive i remember was Chief Delphi in 1998. It was, for the time, revolutionary. Wildstang and several other teams has since perfected the swerve drive and has also created several variations of the original design. 45's ball drive is also noteworthy.

To my knowledge, no team, to date, has created a shifting swerve drive. If it were to be created, it would definitely be the "coolest design component ever"