How can we drive on this new floor?

[robodude03]

Originally Posted by thefro526

As I think more and more about this game I've come to a conclusion.

No matter what you do, you'll still be working with limited traction. Instead of worry about getting more traction, why not just embrace the lose of traction?

I think the question of "how can we drive on this new floor?" should be posed to the drivers. It'll require quite a bit of finesse and skill to master the lack of traction but those who do will be at a huge advantage.

Perhaps you should have your drivers research things like Drifting, ice driving, and driving in the rain to get some ideas. I personally, dabble in a bit of drifting myself so I'd like to see if I can apply that experience to driving a robot on this surface.

You are absolutely right. Drivers will need to train themselves and adapt to the slick situation. Additionally, I believe that programming will also have a big part in this years game (i.e. Traction Control). Our team will be doing a lot of testing in terms of the best method of acceleration for our robot, inputting that into our system and applying that to our controls.