Questions to keep people occupied

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by apalrd

Speaking of Stack Attack, that was the worst game in the history of FRC. If the goal was to stack boxes, the world champions could not do it (111 got ot the platform first, hit the wall, and strafed along the hill flipping anyone who tried to oppose them)

That's odd, I thought the goal was to score more points than one's opponent and win the competition. As a side note, we never actively flipped our opponents, it was illegal that year. Instead, we let our opponents try to drive up our ramps and they typically either flipped themselves or got stuck. We easily had enough power in the wings to lift any robot and flip it, but we didn't do it. The referees were watching us closely every match.

What do you think the best FRC robot of all time was?

71 in 2001. They did the work of 2 robots. Most alliances needed 4 robots to play the game effectively, Beatty needed 3. Due to the nature of the game, the only way to beat them was if they made a mistake, and it never happened.

When building a robot, how important is it to cater to looking appealing for an alliance (in 2010 terms, a defending robot would rarely get picked, how important is that in your early strategy)

Our goal is to be the #1 seed, but that doesn't always happen. Our backup plan is make sure we're a desirable pick for one of the top seeds.

Which is your favorite FRC game?

2006. It was fun to watch and was a very difficult design challenge. Autonomous was fun and meaningful, the game had a great back & forth aspect, the point values were well balanced, the best alliance typically won, and we got to shoot balls.