[EricH]

Originally Posted by zivo123

Oh cmon. The Robonauts are using the same compex mechanism for three years now (correct me if i'm wrong). I'm sure the didnt build the whole thing from scratch this year. And even if the did i know of a lot other teams doing that.

They have used the same basic drive and arm strategy for a while now.

But I am sure they do NOT use the same mechanism from year to year! We were all surprised when they unveiled the V6 in 2007. They improved it the next year.

Oh, by the way, if you're going to accuse 118 of this, then you also need to go after the following:
--254/968 (drive)
--60 (drive)
--25 (drive)
--330 (most of the robot, 2005, 2007-2008)
--16 (drive)
--233 (arm and drive)

You see my point? A lot of teams build on old designs. They don't necessarily use the same parts (which is also prohibited--no build pre-kickoff, and no re-using mechanisms from old robots). So I'm guessing that they just say, "Does this work for the game? If not, how do we change it?" and then re-engineer to optimize for the new game. They build in 6 weeks just like every other team.