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Originally Posted by thefro526
Wow. If this 217's real robot I am a bit disappointed... But at the same time I'm excited to see how they put the design into use on the field.
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You nailed it right there, probably without realizing it. Ive said countless times, the reason the teams win is NOT because they have the best robot, it is how you use it. I can tell you that for as "awesome" as 217's robot was last year we were able to beat them at Kettering. How? Simple, their drivers werent at their peak, ours were. (Btw, this is NOT a jab at 217, merely using them as an example)
Imagine if a team has all the equipment in the world but no one trained to use it. You know, those CNC machines sure do look spiffy, they are pretty intimidating, but I would be willing to bet you good money that a single skilled machinist and a good engineer can put together a better robot than that team. Personally I would prefer to see 217 put out a functionally awesome robot over a aesthetically awesome robot.
That being said, I too call hoax, Paul said it would be shown when it was done, well we all know that these robots are NEVER done.
The amount of sense this rule makes is irrelevant. It is still the rule, and breaking this rule violates something that i'm sure all of you have heard of. Does gracious professionalism ring a bell?
- Kate00 [more] 
20-02-2009, 01:10
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