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Re: [FTC]: How far is everyone?

2 out of 4 of ours look like a robot! It seems slower going than usual, but that's because they're taking the time to do quality work the first time and unit test each subsystem so there are fewer "integration" issues and less "speedy build" at the end. So the perceived slow going is probably further along that any other year. The 3rd bot has alot of plastic forming to get correct, but it should be good to go once some parts come in, and the 4th team ... well ... maybe they can play defense? They're still "designing" with only a drive train physically built ><. Seems like a harsh thing to say, but this late into build it's time to face some sort of reality.

An interesting thing to note is the height of the spin bar -- the bar is 10" off the ground, at least it is on the field we built. Anyone else notice that? It's also 10" away from the center-area wall in most spots, so spinning it requires going in the middle, violating a rule, or pushing the design limits. Interesting indeed.
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