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Re: Defensive Strategies

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Correct they are, but you cannot assume that you will be able to bulley every robot that you will be against this yea. Robots are dynamic, balls on the other hand are fairly static.

I would say 80% of the robots will be pushed around easy it is the 20% that you have to worry about. I been around long enough to know that at a competition you will have the weak, quick and weak, brittle robots, the average robot, strong and slow or the strong and fast. Then you will have a robot that will do everything and be good at everything. these robots will be at the top 1%.

If you are a small school and looking to do good and have fun I do think you have to think out of the box. like looking at the other robots as points. I do not think you will run into any teams that will have 3 strong robots during the seeding rounds. So for the seeding rounds this option would work out good.

I always do like your robot from Penn team 222. You always come to the competition prepared. But you must know what track can do with power. and how so many robots do go over on a flat surface.

We will see you in New England and at your competition. a great venue in Penn. Good luck and take your team far.
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