24-01-2010, 15:08
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AKA: Pinecone
 FRC #0228 (GUS Robotics); FRC #2170 (Titanium Tomahawks) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Glastonbury, CT
Posts: 7,581
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Re: Realistically facing the challanges of elevating your robot
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Originally Posted by Sixis
Hello everyone!
It's are first year at... FIRST and so far we've really enjoyed the build season. However as the end draws near our team has yet to really focus on the end of the game where teams have the opportunity to have their robots attach to the tower or mount the platform. While this seems like a great idea to earn valuable extra points in this low scoring game, how realistic are these possibilities? I hate to be a negative nancy but this seems like an impossible challenge. Given FIRST's part, frame, and time limitations i am seriously doubting the ability of robots to accomplish this task.
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I'm reminded of a quote I've heard from a mentor once. Apparently in 2008, when discussing shooting the giant ball over the overpass, he ruled out the possibility, saying the ball would be too hard to control.
The very idea you rule out as impossible in design meetings could be what will beat you in eliminations.
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