22-07-2016, 11:28
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Ernst
AKA: Ernst
 FRC #1732 (Hilltoppers) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 297
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Re: Value & Credibility of 4th robots on an Alliance
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Originally Posted by TheBoulderite
The fourth robot isn't always a pickup from the very bottom of the capability pool or rankings. For example, our alliance at IRI consisted of 1241, 133, and 868. 1241 was ranked 30th, 133 was ranked 29th, and 868 was ranked 20th. While we had 1241 and 133 play, 868 could easily have substituted for one of the two. 868 could put up a lot of high goals, on par with the other robots in our alliance.
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Originally Posted by TheBoulderite
at IRI
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Whether or not you use wheel weights, if you're running a wheel at several thousand RPM, you'd better have an effective containment system to protect the outside world in case something spontaneously disassembles itself. - Alan Anderson [more] 
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