Team 68's REAL ROBOT!!!

[Adam Krajewski]

Great robot.

I've been waiting to see what T3 would come up with for this year. I am impressed.

Seems to me that any pushing of the arms will not cause playing field damage, only arm damage by pinning/ramming them into the the midfield bar. And knowing T3, they carry more spares than any other team in FIRST.

It is an interesting interpretation of the rules. Any team that rams the arms WILL be pinning the T3 'bot to the midfield barrier. I'm certain there were many such discussions amongst the team about the legality issues and I KNOW that Mr. Evoy and others would not build a bot they thought to be illegal.

Pinning is, of course, LEGAL for a limited time period. You push a robot into a corner, and the robot is 'reacting' to the side of the playing field. That's simply physics. No robot operation or function is caused by the incidental contact.

I think it is an ultra clever way to stop robots from trying to pin the T3 machine.

It's not unbeatable or unfair, it IS a solid looking robot.

Frankly, because all we see is pictures, who know if they will ever touch the barrier. Outriggers plus solid traction and the limbo-blocking legs may not even come into play.

I can't wait to see it in action.

What blows my mind is that it was underweight. A Truck robot underweight? Never saw that coming.

Adam