Thread: [OCCRA]: Why did your team do as well (or as poorly as it did)
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Re: [OCCRA]: Why did your team do as well (or as poorly as it did)
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Originally Posted by Dstiebel
we went for super super super simplicity (KISS) and i think we really did build a simple robot: no pneumatics, and only 4 motors (including the 2 drill motors).
ps. Simplicity rocks!!!
haha such a differnet concept from us. we were all pneumatics except for drive until berkley, where we added a simple pulley system witha seat motor. pneumatics do not burn out. and its so reliable. the seat mottors too. they have a thermal shutoff. so yeah, ZERO problems for us!
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