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Originally Posted by Cory
robots have gone up to 18 or so before.
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Haha, Travis (968) said 4th gear in that sucker is geared for like 22fps. LOL, now
that is too fast. It would probably never get going that fast on an FRC field. Anyway, I've driven our robot which is geared for about 14.5 fps in high and I know I could still handle maybe one or two more fps, and this was without any software help.
Going this fast is a good idea though, especially in Triple Play when the far row can be stolen in a matter of seconds, and your home row can be stolen a few seconds later. If you have someone who can drive it (lots of practice and maybe some programming), I'd say definitely shoot for 14-15 fps. If you want to keep the whole field you're color, you need to be fast like the Cheesy Poofs. Just make sure the robot can still turn when you gear for these high speeds because it wouldn't make sense to race to the other side of the field and have to wast time downshifting because you cannot turn in high gear (turning in high gear - that's the part where the 5th and 6th motors come in
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or a well balance 6wd or omni wheels I guess.