I think its so cool that this team looks like there working out of some guys garage. There lucky to have a good mentor. That guy looks like a wealth of knowledge.
I keep hearing the "i've driven on ice blah blah blah" crap. Driving a FWD gasoline internal combustion engine car with a steering system is NOTHING like a skid-steer 4/6WD bot. Living in the north gives you no more insight or advantage as to living in Florida for this game.
You guys have obviously never driven on ice before. Listen really quick, my name is Garrett Rodgers and I'm with Team 1548 the Highlanders in ALASKA. We know all about driving on ice. As you saw in your test trying to "gun it" (Going full throttle) didn't work. That's because on a slippery surface (like ice) you get absolutely no traction. You're basically just spinning your wheels trying to move. Now the inertia of the wheels will eventually move you but once you grip anything you're going to..
..gun it directly forward at full speed. (By the way "Irregularities" don't mean crap when driving with no traction; trust me not even studs help) But anyways the best way to go is just slowly moving. That way your wheels are just moving along the surface and not spinning rapidly trying to get traction. Imagine it as rolling a ball instead of pushing it down and trying to roll it when you have no grip. And as a last piece of advice, weight helps, it adds more pressure to your wheels. Your Welcme
hey is this team funky monkey from last year that also went to hawaii regional?
the suction cup manipulator thing in the middle looks familiar haha
racecarace 3 years ago
I think its so cool that this team looks like there working out of some guys garage. There lucky to have a good mentor. That guy looks like a wealth of knowledge.
120ohm 3 years ago
I keep hearing the "i've driven on ice blah blah blah" crap. Driving a FWD gasoline internal combustion engine car with a steering system is NOTHING like a skid-steer 4/6WD bot. Living in the north gives you no more insight or advantage as to living in Florida for this game.
Shlomo15 3 years ago
You guys have obviously never driven on ice before. Listen really quick, my name is Garrett Rodgers and I'm with Team 1548 the Highlanders in ALASKA. We know all about driving on ice. As you saw in your test trying to "gun it" (Going full throttle) didn't work. That's because on a slippery surface (like ice) you get absolutely no traction. You're basically just spinning your wheels trying to move. Now the inertia of the wheels will eventually move you but once you grip anything you're going to..
1chance4greatness 3 years ago
..gun it directly forward at full speed. (By the way "Irregularities" don't mean crap when driving with no traction; trust me not even studs help) But anyways the best way to go is just slowly moving. That way your wheels are just moving along the surface and not spinning rapidly trying to get traction. Imagine it as rolling a ball instead of pushing it down and trying to roll it when you have no grip. And as a last piece of advice, weight helps, it adds more pressure to your wheels. Your Welcme
1chance4greatness 3 years ago
Great Job!
ScienceZack 3 years ago