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Originally Posted by Aren_Hill
Ours when it was all working and driving smooth was getting there IMIO, but 1114 was so much simpler and more elegant, which led to robustness and overall smoothness. Meaning they could consistently dominate rather than just mostly dominate
i believe they had the better bot
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Aren I agree that 1114's design was wonderfully simple and elegent, not to mention geometrically clever. But as far as hitting upon a winning concept and approach to the game, your 2008 bot was identicle in principle. Fast, reliable ball aquisition via inward-spinning rollers, lift the ball efficiently to a launch position, reliable launcher, fast and manuverable drivetrain, re-capture the same ball after each hurdle, play aggressively. Even a similar added-on knock-down flapper. And somehow fitting it all into the starting envelope. They may have had the resources to build a more polished machine, but as far as a clever and winning approach, your 2008 bot was almost an exact match. I think they might have done even better with your excellent swerve drive. Your ability to play the whole match in the same orientation was really effective. Did you ever face them? Who learned more from the other?