2012 FRC Team 1717 Uncut

[JVN]

Very, very VERY impressive. I wish I had gotten a closer look in St Louis.
Kudos to 1717 on such an amazingly capable machine. Everyone involved with that robot should be VERY proud.

Each year we are given an engineering challenge. Each year we all struggle to pull some engineering excellence out of our hat and create the perfect robot for the challenge. This robot certainly just drips in engineering excellence. Even without a Championship win, this robot represents a HUGE success.

I'd love to hear more about the process that went into the creation of this beast:
What sorts of iteration did you go through?
What systems came together quickly, which ones did you struggle with?
What decisions came easy, and which ones did you debate most?

Thanks for dropping my jaw!
-John

PS - This is the first time in a looong time I've been impressed with a swerve drive. I feel bad for all the teams next year who will be inspired to do swerve thinking they'll end up with something like this, only to be... surprised by what they actually end up with.