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Re: Are two speed transmissions worth it?
There is no correct answer here.
The game greatly determines if you'll need to shift or not. This year we chose to go with a 6WD single speed, and NO ONE on our team regrets that decision. Our drivetrain was very maneuverable and most of all...agile. We could get from A to B in an instant (or in the case of Finals match 3 of the Boston regional, middle of the field to top of 69 in 3 seconds).
We wanted our robot to score, and concentrate on scoring. If we were going to get in a pushing match, we were going to be wasting our time. We would just go out and if someone was getting in our way, use our agile-ness to "juke" our opponents out.
To shift or not to shift...that is the question.....and i think the best time to answer it is the first saturday in January.
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MORT (Team 11) '01-'05 :
-2005 New Jersey Regional Chairman's Award Winners
-2013 MORT Hall of Fame Inductee
NUTRONs (Team 125) '05-???
2007 Boston Regional Winners
2008 & 2009 Boston Regional Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award
2010 Boston Regional Creativity Award
2011 Bayou Regional Finalists, Innovation in Control Award, Boston Regional Finalists, Industrial Design Award
2012 New York City Regional Winners, Boston Regional Finalists, IRI Mentor of the Year
2013 Orlando Regional Finalists, Industrial Design Award, Boston Regional Winners, Pine Tree Regional Finalists
2014 Rhode Island District Winners, Excellence in Engineering Award, Northeastern University District Winners, Industrial Design Award, Pine Tree District Chairman's Award, Pine Tree District Winners
2015 South Florida Regional Chairman's Award, NU District Winners, NEDCMP Industrial Design Award, Hopper Division Finalists, Hopper/Newton Gracious Professionalism Award
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