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Re: Team 254's 2009 Robot - "Devastator"

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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri View Post
While I am still not convinced the "power dump" is the best strategy, this robot may very well make me eat my words. Remarkable.
I too don't necessarily think a power dumper is the best strategy. I am leaning toward both power dumpers and shooters being equal so long as both are built to emphasize there particular strengths. I do believe that any shooter designed for long distances is not going to be particularly effective. I see a rapid fire short range turreted shooter as being on par if not better than power dumpers in many cases. I also think that 254's bot is truly scary as a dumper. Luckily I don't think many dumper designs will be capable of such absurd firepower. As soon as a team makes one wrong move driving which will happen, 254 will be able to offload at least 15+ balls.
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