Most Effective Robot EVER?

[Kevin Leonard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

2169's 2013 robot seems really out of place in this poll. There are several 2013 robots that I would say were more dominant than 2169, certainly more flexible. 2169 was a good full court shooter, but they weren't THAT much better at it than any number of other full court shooters, and they obviously we're quite limited when forced to cycle. To be quite honest I don't understand why everyone is talking about them like they were some kind of game breaker.

The best 2013 robot was probably 469, who excelled at all aspects of the game except for full pyramid climbing. The flexibility of their driver being able to switch from full court shooting to cycling on the fly, sneaking off full court shots when undefended and cycling while defended, complete with floor pick up and multiple autonomous modes, made them probably the most dangerous robot at the Championship.

I love that we still don't have a consensus on who the best robot of that year was. It just goes to show how great of a game Ultimate Ascent was.

The best disc-scoring robots were 469 and 987, who were relatively equal, with 987 having the edge during autonomous and 469 having the edge during teleop.

254 and 1986 were the only robots that year with both 7-disc autonomous modes and 30 point climbs, and both were also excellent in teleop, although 254's consistency left something to be desired sometimes.

1114 and 2056 excelled at specific roles, and I'd argue that they both built the ideal robot for what they were trying to do that year.

If I were the #1 seed, and I had the option of choosing any of these robots, I don't know who I would select. It would obviously depend on what my robot could do, but it would be a difficult, difficult choice.

Interestingly enough, only one of the robots listed above made Einstein that year.