I want to know who everyone thinks has the best robot. Not who will win, but who has the best design and highest quality construction.
My top teams are:
25
111
118
343
60, hands down
tie for second
45
68
64
This is probably one of the hardest questions to answer.
Teams:
87
102
103
303
Just some of my favorites based upon what I saw from the Chesapeake Regional and the J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional
My favorite would have to be 111. Their design is absolutely amazing! Honorable mentions go to 45, 217, and 27 for their bots, too. All were very impressive when I saw them.
It’s hard to say which robot is the “best” when not one of us has seen every single robot, there may have been some amazing machines at your regionals, but that doesn’t mean they are the best robot out there. Also, although I have not personally seen all of the robots mentioned above, I’m sure that they are all outstanding machines. There is one thing to keep in mind though, just because one team has a widely known name, or has been good in the past, doesn’t mean that their robot is going to be amazing every year. Don’t let name recognition influence your opinion of which robot is the “best”. Wait till you get to Houston, not every single team that deserves to be there will be attending, but I know for a fact that the team who wins the championship will have a darn good robot. In my opinion, the “best” robot is the machine that has the most heart and soul put into by the students and mentors involved with it’s design, Assembly, and performance in the heat of competition.
Gope, you’re too kind.
And don’t sell yourself and team 16 short, either. One of our earliest goals this year was to get to the top of the ramp first. We usually do, but I’ve seen plenty of footage of 16 beating everyone, and read that it consistently gets to boxes in under 3 seconds. That’s amazing.
45 is tough and sleek, and 148 had one of the best looking and strongest FIRST robots I’ve seen. I like the very clean look that many of this year’s robots have, with little exposed electronics. 111 is tough, has a great drivetrain and some amazing autonomous stunts.
I haven’t seen any video of team 60, though - can someone point me towards some?
I haven’t actually seen any of the bots mentioned in action, so I’m going to reserve judgment on this one.
After this past weekend I would watch out for the silver scorpion, it is a very fitting name. Man, that bot is Fast & Furious. It has the power of a tank, the speed of a dragster, & the agility of a BMW. 6 wheels, 4 drive motors and 2 huge retractable arms. Not to mention 1 awesome driver. Good luck at Nats.
So my vote is for 25
45 gets my vote…
or 68…
or 111…
Or Hammond…
To many to pick!
16, 68, 45, 292 are all awesome bots, imo…
i dont know, but i’d have to say team 61. great auto mode and an overall great bot.
duuude, let me tell you, i was so blown away w/ 75!!
I saw them in the practace round, and wow.
I never really do this, but after the comp at RU I saw them standing in the lobby, and I was leaving, and I just stopped
and had to say how much I loved it to them,
They have me some really weird looks,
but I love the whole suction stuff
it majorly rocked
*Originally posted by Gope *
**I want to know who everyone thinks has the best robot. Not who will win, but who has the best design and highest quality construction.My top teams are:
25
111
118
343 **
Gope,
Thanks for including us in your list. I would definately add 16, 34 and 342 to the list and a few others that I have seen on web casts and don’t recall numbers for.
*Originally posted by rees2001 *
**After this past weekend I would watch out for the silver scorpion, it is a very fitting name. Man, that bot is Fast & Furious. It has the power of a tank, the speed of a dragster, & the agility of a BMW. 6 wheels, 4 drive motors and 2 huge retractable arms. Not to mention 1 awesome driver. Good luck at Nats.So my vote is for 25 **
Silver scorpion was last year. This year is Opportunity Knocks, or known better among the pitcrew and drivers as “Evil Machine”
Thanks for the compliments 340… your machine was great too, which is why we chose you.
The previously mentioned lists seemed to forget the west coast. I hope everyone is prepared to get owned by teams like 60 and 192, those guys have brilliant machines this year.
I was generally impressed by Team 34’s robot. From what I’ve heard about 16, 34 isn’t the fastest to the ramp but they are consistent. This is the best part about them. Their drive team is great to work with and very knowledgeable. How many other robots have the honor of winning two regionals this year? Without the alliance with 34 we would have failed to make championships. I saw someone else mention 118. It was an amazing machine with great potential but didn’t have the autonomous to consistently be great. But when they got suctions on the ramp they were difficult to move. We managed to push them off early of Friday but by the end we had trouble getting them off with team 34, and team 57 had little luck also. As for team 148, The robot was great and by far had the best autonomous. The were taking all but two stacks near the end within 2 seconds. Stay away from it in autonomous, that thing was verging on dangerous.
*Originally posted by matt sorgenfrei *
**The previously mentioned lists seemed to forget the west coast. I hope everyone is prepared to get owned by teams like 60 and 192, those guys have brilliant machines this year. **
While i agree, but before this turns into a fight for who has the better bot, lemme just point out that this year you dont have to have this wonderful complex machine to win, a simple box with wheels will work wonders with this years competition, so before everyone starts arguing, lets take a step back and realize that each bot has its strong points
My picks for the best robot so far would have to be either 245 or 292. 292 has seeded #1 at 2 regionals and they won in Chicago. 245 didnt seed high in Chicago, but helped our alliance win (they are awesome), plus they just won in Grand Rapids after seeding in the top 8. Although these team numbers may not be as recognizable as 111, 45, 47, etc. I’de make it a priority to watch out for em. 
*Originally posted by Aignam *
**This is probably one of the hardest questions to answer.
Teams:
87
102
103
303
Just some of my favorites based upon what I saw from the Chesapeake Regional and the J&J Mid-Atlantic Regional **
Really flattered that you list us, but your modesty is showing! Of the robots/teams (it does take both) my favorite would have to be 25’s Evil Machine hands down. This thing is crazy fast (I love how it gets air going up and off the ramp); the driver must have a reaction time measured in milliseconds. Also, as mentioned elsewhere, they epitomize gracious professionalism.
Another favorite would have to be 384. Not as fast as 25, but just as well driven and I was really impressed that the students do all the work on it while the mentors gab with visitors. A really great bunch of people, who have also won a couple of regionals this year I believe.
So lets see no one has listed any teams from the Northeast yet interesting ok.