pic: 2014 Offseason CAD

[OWilliamson]

Originally Posted by Bryce Paputa

First off, what gearbox were you using and what was the issue (just for my curiosity)?

We were using the Kitbot, so we were just running the Toughbox Minis.
The issue that we had was actually a drive motor coming loose. I'm still not certain how this happened, and was probably an error on our part. We ended up having to pull the gearbox out in order to reassemble everything, and it was just a general pain in the butt to do.

I still recommend that teams at least consider it because I heard of the theory (pretty sure I first heard it from the Killer Bees) that you should be able to work on your drivetrain from beneath your robot. Once you start adding game piece manipulators and the superstructure on top, you can't guarantee that you will have room to work on the drivetrain anymore. If something does end up happening, it will be much harder to fix things from the top.

But, I do realize that torsional rigidity is a big issue with a lot of teams. That's awesome that you guys had already brought it up in your design, and if you think you will be better off without them them go for it