pic: 2011 "Nova" Swerve Drive (Front)

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by Jedward45

Thanks for the advice. As far as my previous comment is concerned, I understand the need for blunt criticism. I understand that Chris was trying to explain I need to better understand gear ratios, and I agree with him. However, I'm slightly taken back that anyone in FIRST would discourage someone from trying something new, especially when those new and difficult things are a source of the knowledge so vital to their own creation. Moreover, the criticism wasn't followed by an attempt to teach me the skills I need, or even show me where I could find the materials to teach myself.

I might be concerned if this was week 2 of the build season, and you were only then figuring out how to do design work with gears. (That would be the time to drop everything and assemble the kitbot.) Instead, it's the summer, which is the perfect time to figure all of this stuff out.