Robotics and Team partnerships= Integration??

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by EricH

217/229 might be a good example here. Back in 2005, the teams collaborated and had identical (well, almost) drivetrains,

They actually did not collaborate on the drive at all and had radically different drivetrains. 217 had a six motor single speed, and I believe 229 was a four motor shifter.

Generally the teams stay distinct in our experience, and the CAD guys collaborate the most. Parts are split, but the team is distinct.

[legogeek24]

1569 and 3456 are one example of a two team close integration. We build two robots but share one room for a build site for both of us. We integrate closely, sharing ideas, resources, mentorship, and teamwork, but ended up with two distinctly different robots. Collaboration can be whatever you want it to be, if you want to have two distinct teams with a sharing of parts, or two fully integrated teams that function together, it's up to you to decide. FIRST graciously leaves it all open in the spirit of collaboration and coopertition.

[bam-bam]

I believe 494 and 70 share the same ideas and build the same robot for each team, don't they? Or was it just for 2010?

[Marc S.]

1323 and 973 colaberated this year. The minibot was the biggest diference but other than that we were nearly the same. Of course paint sceme was also different.

973 in blue:
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2011sdc_qm78

1323 in red:
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2011sac_qm74

[Marc S.]

1323 and 973 came together this year. Besides the minibots we basicaly had the same design. Colors were biggest difference.

973 in blue:
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2011sdc_qm78

1323 in red:
http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2011sac_qm74