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I believe more specifically what scott is asking questions whether we are allowed the drill into the "white plastic piece" indicated on the NBD whitepaper or if we would have to come up with a different method of attaching the servos to the drills (ie magic).

It's not really an issue of needing to shift so much as wanting to. Right now, our robot is slower but more powerful than pretty much anyone else on the floor, and it's not that big a floor, so it's not that big a problem. A little extra speed in the beginning and end of matches certainly couldn't hurt however. Our drive motors come with an excellent transmission literally built-in, why not use it?