pic: Mmm ... Greasy Worms :-P

[Cory]

Originally Posted by squirrel

The small gear is steel, the large gear is bronze. This is a good way to make a worm gear system, I would not worry about it. And the grease is another sign that they know what they're doing....

That grease won't help them if they collide with another robot at high speed... I remember from 2004 and prior about people using the drill motors with their gearboxes, without removing the anti-backdrive pins, and completely destroying the internals during impact with other teams.

I would at the very least look into the fact that there may be a problem down the line, and ways to fix it, if I were them.