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Re: FIRST provided transmissions survey

By the way, the BaneBots transmissions this year (before the issues were resolved) were close to the worst ever, second only to the drill motor trannies used pre-2005 (if not worse). The 2005-2006 trannies were really good, and were almost exactly like the AM single-speed. (Hey, I'm biased--we won the championship with one set of KOP trannies that year.) This year, my team just used AM 2-speed pneumatic trannies. Our driver seemed to like them better than the single-speed ones, and the robot performed just as well.

However, I'll echo what others have said: it depends on the game whether or not your new tranny design is actually used. Suggestion: use an old robot/Kitbot, build a mockup with the new design, and put it through the mill before or after the season if at all possible. This will help determine what the tranny can and can't do. Then, figure out what you want the drive to do during the design time, and match a drivetrain to that.
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