Your favorite robot of all time?

[EricDrost]

233 in 2011.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by dodar

I would like to mention that 1625 from 2008 is criminally underrated because of how amazing 1114, 254, and 148 were that year. Just go back and watch 1625 from that year and your jaw will drop.

You forgot like 10 other robots that were far more amazing than either us or 148 that year.

[Rangel(kf7fdb)]

Team 330 and 217 from 2008. Loved their robot and how simple and effective it was.

[NickE]

233 in 2008.

[efoote868]

Originally Posted by waialua359

Being in the same division with them at Champs, that robot had a large impact on me back then also. Them and 71 who was "beastly" in that division too.

Had to go look at a video on TBA, but I remembered that team 71 loaded itself up with 4-6 tetras from the human station, then proceed to place 2 at a time. As a freshman, I marveled at their drive train.

111 was also crazy unique in how they grabbed tetras off the autoload. 2005 was pretty unique year in robot design.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by Cory

You forgot like 10 other robots that were far more amazing than either us or 148 that year.

I just picked the first 3 that came to mind. I could ramble off 233, 217, 1771, 67, 33, 1251, 469, 118, 190, 111, 27, 365.

[dgilbueno]

I don't know if this is biased or not but I loved 1717 in 2012. I wasn't part of the academy back then, but that's the robot that got me interested in joining.

[anishde]

I've heard a lot about team 1717 in 2012, but what was so incredible about their robot? Not to undermine them or anything, but there were several designs from that year with a similar drivetrain.

[AdamHeard]

2122 (2011)
60 (1999-2004)
330 (pretty much all years)
987 (2012)
254 (2010)
469 (2013, 2014)
233 (loads of years)
217 (2006)

[bkahl]

Originally Posted by anishde

I've heard a lot about team 1717 in 2012, but what was so incredible about their robot? Not to undermine them or anything, but there were several designs from that year with a similar drivetrain.

I'll let this YouTube playlist speak for itself.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...FE6FC40790DD2B

[djperry1009]

2015 - 2826
2016 - 1241

[Mark Sheridan]

2002: 60,71
2003: 111, 980
2004: 60/254
2005: 233
2006: 217, 254/968
2007: 233, 254/968
2008: 33, 217, 1114
2009: not sure if there was a game
2010: 469
2011: 233
2012: 67, 1717
2013: 987
2014: 254
2015: 148
2016: 1678

[M217]

Oh, shoot, I just realized I forgot 1325 from 2015. It made watching recycle rush fun(ner).

Also going to bring up 987 this year, which I think may be the only robot for me that competes with 971 in terms of most fun to watch. Their design is just incredibly unique and ambitious.

[Nick Lawrence]

233 in 2011 was probably the most influential robot to me. The sheer elegance of that robot is something I still try to emulate this day.

And that 3 tube autonomous mode was super cool.

-Nick

[JohnFogarty]

I guess since the thread has deviated from robot to robot(s) I'll go down my list since I started in FRC.

2009 - ??? 343
2010 - 343, 469 & 1114
2011 - 233, 254, & 180
2012 - 33, 2056, 1114, & 180
2013 - 11, 1114, 2056, 118, 33 & 254
2014 - 254, 33, 180, 125, 179/1251, 1114, & 118
2015 - 118, 971, 1114, & 148
2016 - 5172, 254, 1690, 330, 1678 & 195