Low-Bar Challenged Robots - Support Group

[Michael Blake]

I've always thought we make NICE bumpers...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kt6ndemocv...rrent.JPG?dl=0

2016 KNIGHTmare.

--Michael Blake

[Ichlieberoboter]

Team 2499 is a proud member of this group✋🏻

[Monochromicon]

You know, almost all of these robot reveals seem to be setting a low bar for the competition. We can all take solace in that.

[Maria S]

Originally Posted by Ichlieberoboter

Team 2499 is a proud member of this group✋🏻

So is team 2944!

(Had to quote because the team numbers were too close for me not to lol)

[3a11]

Team 217 chiming in to join this group! We have been having some great success with a tall bot!

We were 2nd overall pick at the Buckeye Regional (but unfortunately our RoboRio became extremely damaged during our second quarterfinal match). We did manage to score (I believe) 7 high goals in one match! We also scored 70 points individually in another!

Go #TeamTall!

[D_Price]

Staying strong in these times of change as we are also a Vertically challenged robot (in a good way). We make limbo obsolete.

[prozack19]

reporting in to bring my support for the left handed... I mean low bar challenged teams.

[davidaustin]

Proud member of #TeamTall!

[Michael Blake]

#TeamTall #ThinkTall #TallPower #PowertotheTalls #ImTallYoureNOT #GetShorty

Here's our entry to this Support Group I started... a pretty-tall 2016 KNIGHTmare...

APOLOGIES for the messy shop-area, I usually run a much tighter ship but we were _cranking_ to finish TWO twin bots _before_ Bag/Tag Day... a _first_ for us...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aygq...ature=youtu.be

Any comments or input are welcome... we're busy iterating on the practice bot for the next two weeks... expecting to show _more_ at Alamo...

CONGRATS to the Bronc Botz student team members... I'm a proud coach... ;-)

--Michael Blake

[Henrique Schmit]

#TeamTall

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/42855

[Ciaran.DeYoe]

Originally Posted by whitetail

I am guessing that the low bars are going to get clogged up within 30 seconds of tele-op. The big robots are useful for defense by blocking shots. Because if you get close enough to a robot no mater how tall it is you will be able to block the shots. I have yet to see a robot reveal where to robot is a big bot. I think you will just have to figure out how to most effectively play the game with your big robot. Best of luck

Keep in mind that while everyone says "gotta block dem high goal shots" doesn't mean you have to. All the teams at least right now can't make one even if they line up for 30 seconds. Our Robot is about a half of and inch under the height limit and we plan to never be a defense robot. You can still earn that qualification point without the low bar! Besides I see teams being slower at lowbar than Rockwall and Rough Terrain.

But I do love being in this support group. We will tower over other robots and I guess if 1st picks us (not likely) and wants us to play day D... We will.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by mastachyra

Hard to say that. Being big doesn't necessarily provide any strategic advantage in this game except blocking shots, and a low bot could do that too.

A functional robot is a strategic advantage.

[Michael Blake]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

A functional robot is a strategic advantage.

_YES_, Adam. And that includes making sure ALL the breakers are put back in.

Maybe that'll make a difference for us this season...

--Michael Blake

[OccamzRazor]

I am almost positive that the archtype of a tall, all-defenses-breaching-robot that can shoot a ball in auto into the high goal and defend the alliance courtyard with a tall structure will be a very desirable partner. This would be our dream first pick alliance partner.

That being said, we also fear you the most but have designed around tall robots by placing our tiny shooter on a longer than normal robot frame so that we can fire over the tallest robot height simply by making the release point of the ball so far back from the bumper that a robot cannot block the trajectory without sticking some arm or something into our perimeter.

You could probably block our camera though.

[midway78224]

We also a low bar challenge robot .