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Re: 4 inches vs. 1 foot

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Originally Posted by Golfer241 View Post
I just dont feel like we should settle for 4 inches. With our design the ramp would be large enough for one robot and if we went for the foot the incline would only be 14.5 degrees. I think the team can do it, but our advisor disagrees.
In the past, we have found that "Jack-of-all trades" robots are never as good as consistent robots with fewer features. If you can reliably provide an extra 15pts to every match, then you would be an attractive alliance partner for that reason alone. Consistency is key.
EDIT: I see Arefin beat me to the same message, he knows just as well as I do. Consistency is Key. We were ranked 79th or so on Curie in 05 and got picked and won the division because we were ranked 6th in scoring consistency. (That was according to team 66 i believe who scouted and provided that info)
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