coolest robots

[Solace]

Which robots have stood out in your mind as the coolest so far? (try not to talk about your own team(s), that just sounds corny)

I've only been to NJ and UTC NE, so my experience is somewhat limited, but i guess i'll go first.

126 has one of the coolest combination bots of all time. they can suck balls, cap, and hang with amazing effectiveness. they put up one hell of a fight in the finals at UTC, truly an inspiring machine.

237 may only do one thing, but it is a beautiful thing to behold. the shimmy (as they call it) is truly innovative, and can strike fear into the hearts of their opposition.

though i'm probably a bit biased on this one, i will say that 716 is one of the most versatile hangers out there. they can get on the bar so fast (in fact, i've never seen another team pull up so fast) that they can spend the majority of the match doing what they please.

782's capping strategy was something i hadn't even considered until i saw it in action (they cap the goal from the back side just before hanging). paired with an excellent hanging device (and nifty onboard camera, i think), it is an impressive machine to behold.

there are tons of teams that are also very good that i have not mentioned, but my fingers can only go so fast, and i'm not going to just list team numbers because i might forget one (and make someone unhappy). i also have only seen so many robots in action.

and so i open the floor. please try to keep this thread goodhearted, it was intended to be so.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

571 - Paragon's Ball Gathering And Capping Devices were amazing

[EDIT] I forgot to mention our ghetto bot , the "knightmare" of team 195. I think the pvc arms and orange safety gloves strike fear into the hearts of everyone [/EDIT]

[Joel J]

33 - That huge box of a ball bot has me. Will it be able to hang?
45 - The arm. But it'll end up being a ball bot/hanger by the end.
569 - Very fast hanger, it seems.
126 - It didn't click until I saw them hang. If only they didn't tip so easily
(571 - Ball pickup mechanism is very effective. If they are able to hang again, then they will be the best.)
60/254 - They should win Quality wherever they go. The machine is just well put together.

33 is still my favorite, and I haven't even seen them in action...

[KTBSPASonya858]

Team 33 has a nice robot I like the way they desgined it to have a large amout of balls at one time.

[Beth Sweet]

I really liked the power and ability of the team 47 robot. It impressed me right off the bat at the Detroit Regional.

[KTBSPASonya858]

Originally Posted by cutiebethy

I really liked the power and ability of the team 47 robot. It impressed me right off the bat at the Detroit Regional.

Thanks

[Chris Hibner]

Of the robots that I've seen so far...

- Team 33 is the best pure ball bot.

- Team 47 is the best all-around robot that I've seen. It can do every aspect of the game VERY WELL(except autonomous - so far). It herds balls well, caps well, and hangs amazingly well.

- By the end of the year, I think team 45 will wind up being one of the highest scoring single robots of the year (what I mean by this, is if they were the only robot on the field left to do whatever they wanted, they would score the most). They herd and cap with the best of them. To me, this is the ultimate high scoring machine - hold a large ball in your gripper while you heard 10 balls, then cap the whold thing at the end for 160 points. Great job, TechnoKats.

[MrToast]

BTW, I also really like 181's bot. The only problem I have with it is that it's center of gravity is waaaay off when it has a big ball. (And it can't hang) But I like it.

[Tom Bottiglieri]

hey dude.. dont forget 195.. we scored 115 by ourselves when 236 tipped (argh)

[EDIT]There are no hard feelings towards 236, it just played out that way[/EDIT]
[EDITx2]That had to be one of the best matches.. Techno Ticks and Cyber Knights Vs. Killawatts and BOP (4 highest ranked teams at the time, i think) And oh yeah, 236 did help corral alot of balls, they just tipped when they went to hang.[/EDITx2]

[henryBsick]

Originally Posted by ToMMan b182

hey dude.. dont forget 195.. we scored 115 by ourselves when 236 tipped (argh)

I love one on two matches. We won one I think against 1048 and 16 when 1111 died in our last qualifier (it kept us undefeated). It was a fun one.

BTW this thread is going to fly, so many posts, so quickly. Good ob Solace, nice topic.

Also 16 has a nice bot. Most powerful suction capper I have seen yet. They heard with a roller, and hang with swiss cheesed cams. Plus they are fast enough to our three speed on the fly a run for its money.

[Andy Grady]

The coolest robots I have seen in person so far...

571, Paragon - I haven't seen a small ball pickup/delievery this effective since Lebanon in 2002.

173, RAGE - After UTC, I am a believer! They were abolutely lights out hanging, small ball pickup is awsome, and they corrected us when we tipped over! (Only fell 15 points short of winning the round after tipping).

121, Rhode Warriors - Dominating big ball robot, great bowling team.

176, Aces High - Once the drivers got over the learning curve for that arm, it became one very dangerous robot!

69, HYPER - Amazing suction cup design, great at hanging.

Good luck at Nats!
-Andy Grady

[Solace]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

571, Paragon - I haven't seen a small ball pickup/delievery this effective since Lebanon in 2002.

well Andy, who do you think we modeled it after? 95 gave us the idea, we just modified it a bit.

[Collin Fultz]

i loved 190's design/autonomous mode
980 had a good bot
60's robot is awesome and their driver is very good at controlling their nasty fast drive system
MMR is in t-minus 3 days...i'm sure i'll have more to post by then

also...898 was cool. simplistic. they struck fear into the hearts of all

[dreamgoddess27]

Originally Posted by ToMMan b182

hey dude.. dont forget 195.. we scored 115 by ourselves when 236 tipped (argh)

[EDIT]There are no hard feelings towards 236, it just played out that way[/EDIT]
[EDITx2]That had to be one of the best matches.. Techno Ticks and Cyber Knights Vs. Killawatts and BOP (4 highest ranked teams at the time, i think) And oh yeah, 236 did help corral alot of balls, they just tipped when they went to hang.[/EDITx2]

Oh yeah!!! In the 61st match at the Midwest Regional we scored 125 points when our alliance partner 1163 couldnt make it, although their HP was there to help (GO MIKE!!!) I'm just kidding, great job by your team for being able to score that many points alone. I just want to wish good luck to all the teams that will be at a Regional this weekend, maybe you will be able to score even HIGHER by yourself!!! And for those teams that have no Regional to go to this weekend, I hope we see you at Nationals!!!!!!!!

[opnickc]

here's an interesting spin off to a new thread idea...What is the greatest elimination alliance that has actually ever occured since they started alliances?

340
67
1126

Undefeated in eliminations. Also got the highest score in nation - 220 It worked great because 340 (alliance caption) let us (67) in every match because we could handle the large balls very well, and can hang. Our parter would hang, and we'd cap the goal and try to hang. It was a great alliance.

Thanks 340 and 1126! We functioned as a perfect team.