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Re: was there anything unique about the robots that placed 1st through 10th last year
You guys pointed out a lot of good things. One thing is that a robot should be reliable to do certain things if you want it to win. It should be able to do it consistently and well. Those robots are most likely to win. Since I am on the drive team, I Cantrell you that field experience(drive team) counts a big load. Getting used to the field language.. art of handling the bot.. co-operating with other teams... etc. It takes a while before you learn everything. You cant expect being on the drive team for the first time and win a regional, its just not likely. One thing Corey and I learnt this year is that our robot is fragile in some ways. For e.g. At PARC in one of the earlier qualifying matches I hung right under 341s bot, and they forced us down. I knew our wiring system was in big danger, but i still tried to lift up, and I burnt the whole wiring system of our arm. At that point Corey and I learnt that we cant do things the robot is not meant to or cant take. When we learnt certain things, we started winning competitions. So it did take us a while before we learnt things about being on the drive team, and now we're no more a rookie drive team and hopefully can perform better this upcoming season.
Hope that post helped a bit
-Bharat
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-= Bharat Nain =-
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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