Best Robot Ever 92-07 edition

[xzvrw2]

if i was to say my number one favorite robot of all time, it would not be any robot from 2004, i hated that game, just my opinion dont get mad. but i would have to say 25 or 16 from 2003. they were devistatingly good. i know i spelled that workd completly wrong but i dont care, haha. if you had a chance to watch either of those those teams thatyear, or have the pleasure of having video of them, you will see, how good they were. 16 got up that ramp soooo fast, ask 71 from midwest, they can tell ya how fast they were (if you dont know, 16 was so fast, they knocked over 71 in auto mode when 71 put their arm up there to knock over the tower of boxes. 71 was the best robot to do that that year...a.k.a like 1.5 seconds) they were awesome. 25 that year was a defencive beast. they could push anyone off the top of that ramp or any where on that field. they were awesome. i think teams like that get lost becuase of how well other great teams did that year. we should look at other teams..here are some(haha):

2002: 308 469 66
2003: 16 25 292
2004: 494 1241 648
2005: 383 537 1701
2006: 222 121 47(at iri)
2007: 503 79(haha galilieo #8 alliance) 1015 903 648

those are teams that should get brought up there, it is because of teams like that that those great teams could be great. great teams cant win it all by them selves any more. i think thats who we should be looking at, now im not saying that 71, 111, 25 from those years arent great, trust me when i say that u i think they are, but we also need to look at who helped them along they way.

just a thought i had inmy head, nothing to start a fight about.
haha

steve "the stevie" alvarado

edit:i took a team off of that list becuase, evidently, i was boasting. its no big deal, people know who they are. haha and remember every one...they are just dots.

[Nawaid Ladak]

2002-71 (didn't see it in person, but saw video)
2003-111
2004-494
2005-1402, 179, 103
2006-25 or the triplets,
2007-330, 1114,

[Joel J]

Oh man..

2000: 25, 131
2001: 71. Most "dominant" robot I've seen during my time.
2002: 71 again. But I'll pay my respects to 60 (beautiful engineering), and 469.
2003: 25.
2004: 45.
2005: 173.
2006: 25 drove the best. 1114 was the best.
2007: 1114.

The best robot I've ever seen? Not counting driver, or etc? 60 from 2002, or 45 from 2004.

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

My picks...

2001- 71
2002- 71/60
2003- 111
2004- 45
2005- 67
2006- 25
2007- 330/1114

Overall- 71 from 2001

[Karthik]

To add my year by year picks (in order, because i'm that bored)

1998 - 47, 111, 16, 177, 67
1999 - 111, 71, 45, 16, 68
2000 - 47, 111, 126, 25, 308
2001 - 71, 254, 111, 45, 177
2002 - 71, 60, 469, 173, 111
2003 - 111, 25, 16, 67, 469
2004 - 254, 60, 45, 67, 71
2005 - 254, 67, 71, 217, 229
2006 - 25, 469, 111, 254, 217
2007 - 330, 148, 233, 469, 254

[Otaku]

Seeing as how this is the only year that I've been to Nats and seen the cream of the crop...


'07: 1902, 25, 190, 100, 254


Those are the 5 that stand out in my mind at the moment.

[chaoticprout]

Yearly: that I've been to Atlanta
'05: 233, 330, 67, 69, 22
'06: 254/968, 25, 217, 233, 1114
'07: 330, 1114, 233, 968/254, 190

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by chaoticprout

Yearly: that I've been to Atlanta
'05: 233, 330, 67, 69, 22
'06: 254/968, 25, 217, 233, 1114
'07: 330, 1114, 233, 968/254, 190

How can you have 22 for '05, but not 254?

[Jeff K.]

So far from my three years of going to nats:

05 - 330, 22, 233
06 - 968, 217, 1114
07 - 330, 1114, 254

[chaoticprout]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

How can you have 22 for '05, but not 254?

Didn't personally see enough of the poofs that year =P, both bots were quite similiar anyway

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

...The Beachbot was as dominant as any team could be this year. ... semi-accurate autonomous (not bad for not using any sensors). ...

Let's see--2 continuous-turn pots on the drive and 1 10-turn pot for the arm, plus a gyro and (I think) 1-2 accelerometers. I think you mean no vision sensors. (Well, and no other really cool sensors.)

I think that the best robot overall is the one that works the way it is designed to. To further separate that is almost pointless, though I'll add that the best one is the one that inspires the most people.

[Corey Balint]

Originally Posted by Joel J.

2006: 25 drove the best.

Hah. Far from it.

I'll do from the years I was in FIRST 03-07.

03: 111, their design and programming for the year was perfect. They were light years ahead of anyone else with some of the stuff they were putting out.
04: 67, a true offensive powerhouse. They put up over 200 points in a match by themselves. No one could play defense against them because they were a giant wedge, it was genius.
04: 254, another team that could put up tremendous numbers, it amazed me they didn't go any farther at Nationals.
05: 330, another wedge implemented robot. They had drop down wedges that when you would try to push them out of the way, they would push you out of the way. It was great.
06: 1114, you couldn't push them and they would just bury home shot after shot. PLUS, they were smarter than you. 99.9% of the time, they had you dominated on strategy,although it was always pretty simple.
07: 330, it was my favorite design this year. Efficient ramps, and efficient capping abilities. Their strategy and drivers proved to be great again as they were in 05.

[Scott Ritchie]

2000- 47 and 67 /We have looked at these designs every year before we start building.

2001- 71 Best Robot I have seen

2002- 71

2003- "Dude where's my car" I can't remimber much from this year.

2004- 980

2005- Bad year for me

2006- Possibly 71 at IRI

2007- 330

[65_Xero_Huskie]

From what i heard and what ive seen then i would have to say that 111 in '03 is the best, but i also like the look of 71 in '01

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Scott Ritchie

2003- "Dude where's my car" I can't remimber much from this year.

2004- 980

2003 (Stack Attack) was my rookie year, the 980 robot that year, "Yoda", had an incredible amount of engineering in it; mostly associated with the "saber" - the 13-foot long telescoping arm that would get a gasp from the crowd a few seconds into the match. Cyber Blue and Team Hammond also attacked the stack with arms, but there was something ominous about the long sweeping pole from 980 that got your attention. It was scary. Here's blast from the past (2003 Arizona regional):
980 and 234: arm vs arm

In 2004, we had an autonomous mode that got us the 2x ball very consistently and a "software-assisted" driving sequence to get up onto the platform for hanging, but amongst the mentors, Yoda is our favorite.

Thanks for putting our robot on this list of very distinguished machines. I was most impressed by 111 in 2003 - I did a double-take on their "teaser photo" with the robot perched on the top of the ramp. Their Championship performance in Houston was truly remarkable - drivers and machine were outstanding.