On behalf of Valor 6800, here is the link to our 2024 robot, Flatline. This is the 3rd iteration of the robot that competed at the Texas state championship and Worlds.
Version 3 of the robot was directly inspired by FRC 2056 OP Robotics, FRC 1591 Greece Gladiators, and the WCP Competitive concept.
Special thanks to @R.C and Team WCP, a majority of the components of this robot were made possible thanks to your products.
Feel free to reply in this thread with any questions you might have and we will try to get back to you before kickoff!
Our robots from version to version were kept with minimal changes to help facilitate faster code and driver development. Our robot from week 1 (Waco) to week 3 (San Antonio) was the same drive base, intake and shooter, but with the climber removed and shooter pivot moved back. From San Antonio to states was the major change to the 2056/1591 style high pivot. This was planned back after week 1, so we had time to develop and manufacture parts for the bigger change between week 3 and states. The biggest thing that helped this whole transition was keeping each change minimal but still impactful.
The Week 1 robot was max weight with a climber that wasn’t reliable and no amp mechanism. We felt as a team that this wasn’t enough to achieve our goals of trying to win a state championship/worlds division. Our shooter geometry stayed the same from each robot version, the change to 4 motors was to help with faster spin up near the goal when doing front zone play.
