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Re: Team 2108 Video!! Powerful Shooter

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Originally Posted by Chexposito View Post
we thought we would be invincible with our awesome drive train, but don't brag on it. we we where in the quarters we got shut down because they decided to have two-three robots to pin us. that swerve drive looks like it's too reactive. are you guys considering switching to crab in the middle of a match? even with the ability to use swerve and crab we still got pined. also tracking might be the hard thing. you will have to be dead on to make it and driving will be a pain since your turret doesn't move. at kc bots just seemed to attract to a large group that transversed the field. it's kind-of like team titanium 1986's robot which does a lot of the same distances, except with a catapult. they turned out to be dud's because they where only good for empty cell delivery. not as glamorous as it seems. good luck though.
The drive isn't too sensitive. In the video was when we were testing it and we were using different code and different drivers. Our drivers are great with the drive. Our turret does move. It is on a 180 degree turret. Thanks for the input.
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