One speed vs Two speed gearboxes

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

Team 71 won a world championship with a dominant robot in 2002 spending the majority of the match traveling only inches each second. If you think you need 20+ ft/s to be successful in FRC I suggest you take a step off the California powerhouse hype train and re-evaluate what a drive system is supposed to do. Better yet, attend my class on Strategic Design at the WRRF workshops on December 13th and I will personally explain to you why this isn't necessary.

I understand where you're coming from - I once had a similar mindset as well - luckily I had some good mentors knock some sense into me. We're fortunate to have some of the best mentors to learn from here in California - especially in the Silicon Valley.

If I understand correctly, asid61's stated hypothesis is this: limiting speed reduces competitiveness.

In the context of Aerial Assist, I agree with this. I believe our speed on the field was a component of our success this season.

All aboard the California powerhouse hype train. Next stop, Einstein 2015

-Mike