[psquared89]

Preform well? Try winning two regionals, so far...

Our team (245) is extremely simple. Kit base and trannies (only 1 chip each, for weight), a high-low in the front, and a "self-centering" poker on the end. Self centering means a piece of PVC pipe with a spring on each side. The only mildly complex thing are a pair of "feet" in the front of the robot, but still very basic, pneumatics drive a nylon pad to the ground in front of our robot.

Our simple design has won two regionals so far, Sacramento where we were seeded 5th and became the 3rd place alliance captains, thanks to teams 766 and 1072 there. We also won Detroit a few hours ago where we were seeded, thereby we were the 1st place alliance captains again. Thanks here to teams 217 and 301.

The real reason simple wins is this, our base moved by about halfway through week 2, we were capping tetras by the end of week 4 (not to say we didn't work on after this, but...). I saw this especially when I visited Great Lakes for finals, there were a large number of amazing robots mechanically, but their drivers needed a lot of practice. Last year's game really tested human player ability, this year, it tests driver skill.

In two weeks we're going to Grand Rapids, we'll see you all there, and the next stop is Atlanta. Good Luck everyone and remember, K.I.S.S.