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Re: Shifting Gears

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Originally Posted by Matt Adams
I would fight to the tooth (with numbers of course!) that you can not have a robot that is both competitively fast and competitively strong using only one pair of drill motors OR the chips without a mulit-ratio transmission.
Emphasis to PAIR and OR added by me.

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Originally Posted by Rob Colatutto
That statement depends very highly on the game that you are playing. For example, last year you did not need to have pushing power if you weren't solely a ramp dominator. Take team 25, one speed, 4 motors, 12.5ft/s.
Emphasis to 4 motors (implying more than a single pair) added by me.

I think that Rob just read my post a little too quick. (No biggie ) I think you can easily be competitive if you have:
1. More than one pair of motors (4+)
or
2. A shifting transmission

My thesis is this (restated):
You can not be competitive using only two motors total and no shifting mechanism.

I definite "competitive" as a max speed greater than 10 feet per second, and having a maximum applied force of 150 lbs.

Using the above "competitive" criteria, this is simply not possible, and not really a really up for debate. Perhaps my definition of competitve could be debated, as it does depend on each game.

If you'd like some quick numbers, just let me know!

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