Team 254's 2009 Robot - "Devastator"

[sdcantrell56]

I'm trying to figure out how a bot like this will compare with bots like ours which is a super high power turreted shooter that can do about 4 or 5 balls a second. They can obviously deposit many more at one instant in time but we can shoot for a longer period of time by moving the turret and adjusting the distance.

I think neither power dumpers or shooters in general are better. In order to be a highly successful dumper you need to be able to unload balls much faster than a shooter since scoring opportunities will be less frequent. For a successful shooter you need to be highly adjustable (distance and rotation) and be able to shoot quickly ~3+ balls per second.

I completely agree that 148 and 254's bots will be absolutely killer and they definitely have a great chance of dominating, they are more the exception than the norm though. Most dumpers I have seen are slower at expelling balls than our shooter and lack the adjustability to be able to shoot under more circumstances.

The key imo seems to be picking either a shooter or power dumper and maximizing it's potential like 254 and 148 have done.

I am truly amazed that you have managed to create a relatively simple solution to this game that looks to be truly "devastating" to the opposition.