Kitbot chassis on Einstein?

[Crew Cox]

I was wondering if a kitbot chassis, (the drive base), has ever had a successful run on Einstein. Discounting the harpoon madness that almost happened in 2015

Thanks in advance for answering my randomness.

[Bluman56]

694 ran a modified kit bot (added 8" pneumatic wheels) last season and was an alliance captain on Einstein. Not sure what your definition of "successful run" is.

[Crew Cox]

Originally Posted by Bluman56

694 ran a modified kit bot (added 8" pneumatic wheels) last season and was an alliance captain on Einstein. Not sure what your definition of "successful run" is.

Not just a 4th bot on an 8th seed alliance (though still an impressive feat in of itself)

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Crew Cox

Not just a 4th bot on an 8th seed alliance (though still an impressive feat in of itself)

694 wasn't the 4th bot in the 8th alliance. They were the alliance captain for the 8th alliance.

[Crew Cox]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

694 wasn't the 4th bot in the 8th alliance. They were the alliance captain for the 8th alliance.

I was answering his question as to what my definition of a good run was and I forgot to separate the answer, my bad.

[ollien]

My team is far from Einstein winning, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I believe that the reason that a kitbot is so rare on Einstein is not that the kitbot is bad, but that the teams who can engineer Einstein quality robots are capable of engineering a different drivetrain.

FWIW: Don't use 'there have been so few kitbots on Einstein' as reason to ditch the kitbot. Build what your team is capable of.

[Crew Cox]

Originally Posted by ollien

My team is far from Einstein winning, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I believe that the reason that a kitbot is so rare on Einstein is not that the kitbot is bad, but that the teams who can engineer Einstein quality robots are capable of engineering a different drivetrain.

FWIW: Don't use 'there have been so few kitbots on Einstein' as reason to ditch the kitbot. Build what your team is capable of.

I get that. Was just my randomness at play

[frcguy]

5136 was an Einstein finalist in 2014 with an AM14U1.

[Chris is me]

I believe 4334 was on a modified kit drive base in 2012.

121 in 2009 drove on a kit base as well.

[troy_dietz]

330 won the championship in 2005 with KOP gearboxes, albeit on a custom chassis.