Your favorite robot of all time?

[SenorZ]

Originally Posted by dodar

1717 from 2012

Ditto. I was on a second-year team with few resources. They were across from us in the pits in L.A. All we did is stare at that robot.

[Koko Ed]

FRC 279's 2004 robot.
It was just so cool to watch in action.
It would grab the bar from the lower platform and then clamshell up, flip over and the spread out some lexan flaps to block other robots from getting on.
It was a part of the single coolest moment I saw at a FIRST event in Quarterfinal 2 of the Buckeye Regional 378,48 and 1038 (i can't remember if 48 or 1038 were out because it was 2 vs. 2 that year). 378 had made their way up onto the upper platform and was moving in on 279 who was approaching from the lower platform so basically 378 drove on top of them after 279 grabbed the bar. 279 decided they were going up even with 378 on top of them and lifted them both up off the ground. The place went nuts! 279 did their thing while 378 fell off to the floor. 279, 859 and 1001 still ended up losing the match though.
Sadly there are no archives of this robot in action on the Blue Alliance.

[scott.smith]

My favorite robot of all time is 254's 2014 robot. It is not extremely complicated, in fact many teams could have made their robot, but the strategy they used was so unique and so elegant that it is definitely my favorite robot.

[The other Gabe]

971 this year - you felt their presence on the field, and the way their robot flung around all those parts without any interference between the bit... gorgeous

469 in 2013

and 2046 in 2012. Bear Metal's best robot (well, maybe this year's was better), and my first year on the team. it's the source of a lot of cool memories

[jajabinx124]

Team 1986 in 2013. As a freshman going to champs for the first time and new to FRC, I was amazed at how 1986's bot was performing in the newton division in 2013. Till this day the Kraken still remains my favorite robot of all time.

33 & 254 looked good in 2014. I liked 148 & 1114 in 2015. 971 is definitely my fav this year.

[Jaci]

971 in 2016. I love the superstructure, the mechanical and programming sides of it working together is certainly one of the most fantastic things I've seen.

and

148 in 2015. Something about that tether bot makes me so happy

[kyle_hamblett]

4488 in 2014.
As a second year team, they built a phenomenally simple robot that not only looked beautiful, but performed excellently.

[1975Flyers]

2056 in 2013.

[evanperryg]

1) 2826 (2015)
2) 971 (2016)
3) 1503 (2013) If you haven't seen this thing, you absolutely have to. (Dumper bot 4 lyfe)here's a decent video.
4) 71 (2002)
5) 148 (2015)

Originally Posted by Jonny_Jee

Team 3717 in 2012, L bot

Wait... which side is the front?

[Hayden_Anderson]

Definitely 1114 in 2015 with their robot Sideswipe. Maybe not as perfectly consistent as the winning 2015 landfill bot because of Simbotics occasional struggles with getting cans. 1114 at it's best was uncontested, and unbelievable to watch.

[The other Gabe]

Originally Posted by Jonny_Jee

Team 3717 in 2012, L bot

http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2012sac_qm67

why... what...how...

that is the least efficient design I have ever seen

[OZ_341]

Team 47 Chief Delphi in 2000.

I was new at this and its the first robot that ever made me say whatttttttt.....?

[Aidan Cox]

Only doing the years I've been in FRC

2013- 1986: My first year in FRC and we had the chance to attend Champs. Watching this bot tear up the Newton Field was incredible.

2014- 3467: Very creative and well-performing bot we had the pleasure of playing with/against, no doubt a major contributing factor to what is Windup's best season so far.

2015- 2122: Saw this bot in action at IRI after their successful official season. Much speed, so stacks. The linked match from that event stands out the most to me, 4 fully capped 6-stacks from this beyond impressive machine.

2016- 971: Spartan's robots are like none other out there, this year's was no exception. Amazing design and performance. IMO one of the best and most unique bots to come out of Stronghold.

[TAlholm]

1717

[Basel A]

My favourite is probably 910 from 2010. There's a certain elegance about a robot that's designed to roll over.