ATA 4334 Practice Bot

[Adrian Clark]

Originally Posted by Undertones

I fully agree with everything you said. Thing is, this is a practice robot. We are building it to become more experienced; and I see no reason why we shouldn't experiment. We would NEVER use a system like this in a situation like build season. There was a pre-determined list of requirements that we came up with as a team before we individually started designing. These are all robots that we feel we could fabricate easily, quickly, and cost-effectively.

Best case scenario - we perfect an awesome drivetrain that we can hopefully utilize in the competition season, while teaching our new students about design, fabrication, etc.
Worst case scenario - Robot fails miserably and the new kids (and the old ones) learn what not to do.

I appreciate the feedback, as does the team.
Mac

Glad to hear we're on the same page.

Typically when my team does an offseason drivetrain it is for the purpose of prototyping a new drivetrain style with the hopes that we can perfect it and implement in the following season. Clearly the reasoning behind your offseason project is different from what I typically do, I shouldn't of assumed that your offseaon drivetrain was for the same purpose as ours.

Like you said, however your project turns out you'll learn from it. And for that reason I would support you even if you were to build the worlds worst drivetrain.

My only question would be why not aim for the best case scenario you listed?