17-03-2010, 21:29
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Team Leader / Mechanical
AKA: Rob Self
 FRC #0706 (Cyberhawks) Team Role: Mechanical
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Arrowhead High School Wisconsin
Posts: 72
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Re: Team 217 - Thunderchickens
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Originally Posted by Tetraman
This is big. A lot of us see 217 and 469 and we stop right there thinking you've already won Einstein. And while that can have it's truth to it, an alliance is not two teams. If people think that an alliance of 217 and 469 could do everything with just them, they are kidding themselves. An alliance is three robots, not just two, and finding the key robot after 21 other robots have become unavailable is not any easy task.
Not everyone gives enough credit to the third robot in an alliance of two powerhouse teams, but it usually is the robot that makes or breaks an alliance.
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Very well put.
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Rob Self-
Cyberhawks Team 706
Hartland, WI
Our breakaway bot in action (13-3-1): Team 706 in action
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