Posted by Mark at 1/23/2001 8:05 PM EST
Student on team #41, Warrior Robotics, from Watchung Hills Regional HS and Cordis.
The way I see it is this:
Goals Horizontal:
-Bonus of getting two big balls on the sides with the option of getting some black balls inside the horizontal goal.
-Can’t drive across bridge with a horizontal goal
Goals Vertical:
-Bonus of carrying more black balls.
-One big ball per goal
-Easier to handle bridge-wise.
Any other advantages or disadvantages to either? Right now our team is leaning toward vertical.
-Mark
Team 41 Cordis/Watchung Hills Warrior Robotics
Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/23/2001 9:59 PM EST
Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.
In Reply to: Stategy Debate: Goals Horizontal vs Goals Vertical
Posted by Mark on 1/23/2001 8:05 PM EST:
Point blank:
You have to tip over TWO goals in order to get TWO large balls to balance on the sides, or develop some method for your robot to hold the vertical goal on one cover to make a flat surface (a horizontal goal settled on the ground has no way of holding the large ball)
Two on top of two goals, or two on the side of two goals pushed together…
Vertical much more easier, efficient… i don’t know… more logical to me… many less mechanisms… same end result… (also a time saver i would perceive)
Posted by rebecca at 1/24/2001 11:12 AM EST
Student on team #192, gunn robotics team, from gunn high school.
In Reply to: Vertical is better…
Posted by colleen - T190 on 1/23/2001 9:59 PM EST:
Just when I was getting scared that only losers were doing vertical. Now that we have what looks like a pretty good balancing mechanism, vertical is much easier for us.
We did have fun testing out horizontal possibilities though…
becca
: Point blank:
: You have to tip over TWO goals in order to get TWO large balls to balance on the sides, or develop some method for your robot to hold the vertical goal on one cover to make a flat surface (a horizontal goal settled on the ground has no way of holding the large ball)
: Two on top of two goals, or two on the side of two goals pushed together…
: Vertical much more easier, efficient… i don’t know… more logical to me… many less mechanisms… same end result… (also a time saver i would perceive)