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Re: Best Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by zivo123 View Post
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..

Anyway, I do thank you for the comment, I personally didnt know that and Its good to know. Its probably best not to educate the rookie teams to bend the rules..
wrong answer my friend...

Your first assumption that is completely wrong is that they have been using the same mechanism each year. Look at their DT last year and this year....they are not the same, although they may accomplish the same result (swerve/crab drive that totally rocks)


What else have you heard about other teams?

I guarantee they build the entire thing in their given timeframe.

You cannot make allegations with no support against other teams on this forum, its not fair to them, or to anyone else that cruises chiefdelphi because then someone has to take the time to explain to you how wrong you are about this.

There is no rule in FIRST about tweaking an old design and using it again in a year, this is the advantage experience brings.
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