[Jon Stratis]

Based on our analysis, offensive and defensive robots will look somewhat different.

Defensive robots need to be able to get in the way of a shot and push the opponent around. An offensive robot needs to be agile enough to avoid the defender while lining up for a shot.

Defensive robots only care about moving the ball forward as far as they can. Offensive robots care about precision shots that keep the ball in the goal.

They say "jack of all trades, master of none" - there will be quite a few (maybe even a lot) robots that attempt to do everything, and they'll do alright. Then there will be robots that are built specifically to play in one zone, and they'll do that very well.

Very rarely do you see alliances picking generic "jack of all trade" robots in the first round - they pick robots that compliment them the best. If you have an offensive robot, you're going to pick someone that's really good in the middle or defense. It's only when you're getting down near the end that you see "jack of all trade" robots being picked - because at that point, there's no one left that specializes in the zone that team needs to cover.


For our robot, we're aiming for midfield + hanging, and we're going to do it very well. We know how our robot will handle in an offensive or defensive role, and we're prepared to play that if needed (with random alliances, it's likely you'll have to play outside your comfort zone).