Team 573, The Mech Warriors scouting info:
Events Attended:
Ann Arbor District
Champions (16-3-1)
Alliance 2 captain, 3rd seed
Troy District
Semifinalists (10-6-0)
3rd overall pick, 11th seed
Michigan State Championship
Quarterfinalists (9-5-0)
Alliance 4 captain, 5th seed
Curie Division
Quarterfinalists (9-5-0)
11th overall pick, 12th seed
Season record: 44-19-1
High score: 19-14 (w) Curie quarterfinal 4.2
Robot specs:
Drivetrain:
4 wheel tank drive with mechanum wheels
8 feet per second
Kicker:
Variable speed rotating kicker
Ability to score from all three zones
Hanging:
No ability to hang: we can score as many, if not more points without hanging in the last 20 seconds.
Autonomous:
We have ten autonomous programs, including multiple programs for far, mid, and near zones. We can also block 469 from getting into the tunnel.
Other notes:
We are strictly a tunnel bot with a very low ground clearance. We have only been pushed on top of a ball twice.
We designed our robot with the rulebook in front of us, so we never get penalties for robot design flaws and rarely get penalties for gameplay.
We currently do not know how we are going to set up our drive team with regard to this event. The current idea that is going around is that we will swap drive team members, but we will keep somebody with experience on the field. If we do end up as an alliance captain or getting picked, we will put our best drivers in and do our best.
The most balls we have scored at once is five.
Our bumper design allows us to switch bumpers in around 30 seconds for quick turnaround. Our plexiglass lid on the top of our robot has quick release hinges and surgical tubing for quick and easy access to the electronics box.
WE HAVE NEVER BROKEN YET THIS YEAR! It got very boring in our pits.
Our team is full of spirit and pride. Our robot is almost completely student built and mentor supervised. We have a corner of a classroom to work in; no shop. This has been our best season in our nine year history, so we are extremely proud of our accomplishments.
