Team 254's 2009 Robot - "Devastator"

[sdcantrell56]

I agree with JVN. 254, 968, 148, and 100 have made killer renditions of the power dumper model of robot. I also believe that they could have made killer renditions of a shooter robot as well that would have everyone's jaws on the floor. These are without a doubt some of if not the best teams in FIRST year in and year out and basically any design they come up with will probably be a somewhat jaw-dropping experience. I wouldn't give up on your idea though Akash. Maybe look into a way to increase the rate that you can dump balls. Add a power roller if you dont have one or add more power to it if you do have one. That should be an easy upgrade. All of these killer bots we have seen have relatively simple designs and a ton of power to push massive amounts of balls through the system. You should be able to add some more power and have a more effective scoring device.

Also remember just being able to score a lot of balls at once doesn't guarantee winning. You also must be able to drive well and smartly to avoid being scored on and getting in bad situations.