FASTEST 2008 ROBOT

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11

I don't really think having the fastest robot is really that important. It may be cool to say our robot goes xx feet/sec, but how often does that really come into play? I think being quick or efficient in all tasks (in this game turning, pickup, hurdling) is more important than just straight ahead speed. It's like drafting a player lineman based on his forty time; only the first few yards (getting off the line/pulling) really matter.

your right it is much better to be a well rounded team...but as for our team(2560) we chose to be simple and fast as a rookie team. i was just wondering as a rookie team how we did in comparison to veteran teams at our chosen field. as for going 30FPS on the small playing field we programed our motors to "brake" for the turns wich helped out emensly. but if someone got in front of us we would do a few revolutions trying to get around them.