Lessons learned from 2006 and 2001

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

There are a lot of aspects for this years game that are very similar to previous years. Could some of the people who were around 6 and 10 years ago, respectively, answer a few questions and share their knowledge.

To start with, how easy were balls to throw/score from across the field in 2006?
How did the winning robot in 2001 deal with the bridge/ramp?

With the 2001 game, you wanted to balance the bridge with two goals on it, but no robots. Team 71 pushed the goals onto the bridge using arms extended out, mechanically leveled the bridge, spread the arms apart, and drove to the end zone. That's a rough description; I've slept since then, so may not have explained it exactly right.