So Close!!!!

[Pat Fairbank]

Last year we couldn't decide between a stacker and a robot that could fit beneath the bar, so we got the bright idea to do both and have modules that we could swap in or out. It took forever to figure these out, and in the end it was our drivetrain that broke down, and we never used the stacker. Don't ever build a robot that converts between two different functions, because it takes twice as long, and chances are you will never use one of the functions.

We too plan to design our robot fully before building it; last year construction advanced slowly due to lack of communication of the design.

[wayne 05]

The one thing our team needs to do is minimize human error.Last year we lost the match becuse some body for got to tightnen the set scew for the potentiometer and the robot jumped out of the field. Another is dont depend on one person to come up with the design.

[KenWittlief]

we busted gears or shafts in almost every match last year

so this year we are involking the one-inch rule:

NOTHING in the drivetrain can be smaller than one inch!

One inch shafts
one inch wide gears
one inch teeth on the gears
one inch pins (if used)
one inch nuts and bolts

:^)

our transmission might end up being big and heavy
but on the plus side, we will only need one size wrench for everything!