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When Push Comes to Shove

Posted by Dodd Stacy, Engineer on team #95, Lebanon Robotics Team, from Lebanon High School and CRREL/CREARE.

Posted on 5/4/99 9:34 AM MST


In Reply to: Let's cut to the chase here posted by Tom Wible on 5/4/99 7:55 AM MST:



Trying to maximize traction and still make it through Tech Inspection has been one of the most stomach churning aspect of the FIRST competition. 'Carpet damage' involves some subjective judgement, and we have been subjected to some ad hoc testing proceedures intended to amplify the impact of our drive system on the carpet. I don't want to get into that, but I feel that FIRST really needs to come to grips with this issue. I admire the 45 bot trac system as a piece of engineering, but I'll just say, Andy, you guys showed more nerve with that than I could afford, based on our past experience. I'll also say the front end of your tracs made a pretty good bot muncher.

Enough complaining tho. I'd like to suggest that FIRST do away with carpet and replace it with something like rubber matting, or some surface that can be chewed up and replaced at modest cost. I'd also like to see the game go towards a bigger field, so that play strategies of speed and mobility could compete with traction and thrust on a more equal 'footing.' Especially now with 4 bots on the field, there's just not much room. This contributes to more robot 'interaction', which produces excitement, but I can imagine other, faster game structures with similar interaction possibilities.

Dodd


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