Team 2587, the DiscoBots wrote a strategy guide for the 2009 Lunacy FIRST Robotics game challenge. The guide covers driving with trailers, proper pinning and human player essentials.
A very short pre-kickoff presentation. Attempts to explain what we're about to see and lays out a suggested agenda for building a coherent strategy during the first week of build season.
Digital filters can help your robot to achieve new levels of performance. From smoothing a joystick for a better ride, to rejecting high frequency noise from your motor commands, there is so much you can do with these simple but powerful techniques!
Here's how you can create a "Gus Ball", an interwoven, spandex-covered ball that it functionally identical to the moon rock and fuel cell balls used in the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition Game, Lunacy.