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Running FIRST robots on open road?
Alright, so it looks like there may one more parade in the future of 1293's robots. However, this time, there's a choice.
Ockham (our competition robot) has been modified for some time to run on asphalt in parades and such, with a pneumatic caster and wheels for driving. However, we recently have built back up our practice robot, Hockham, which still has our original driving configuration (hard plastic wheels and casters).
For this particular parade, I think Hockham's blank slate might be a little more useful. However, I'm not sure whether running hard plastic wheels on asphalt is the best thing for the electronics on board. Thoughts?
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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