I’m guessing you’re an interaction robot, at what point during the match do you unfurl the wings?
We sometimes use them during autonomous during our defensive runs and we also use them to touch the starting tile and reposition in the isolation zones for certain offensive auto runs. 
Do you do it at specific strategic times?
Yes and no. We have strategies built around a defensive game in the interaction zone and we also have strategies built around an offensive game in the interaction zone. It all depends on our alliance partner.
How much would you generally score before you begin taking a defensive posture?
It is hard to answer this question because we have a lot of different strategies and we don’t even use them in some strategies but in others we use them most of the match.
Does it depend on the opponent’s reaction?
Yes. Our scouts are excellent at analyzing other teams’ strengths and weaknesses before we play so we have strategies, starting with autonomous, in mind before we even start the match. We have also have counter strategies and we are always on our toes.
What is your general strategy for post-30 second mark?
This really depends on our alliance partner because we have a handful of strategies pertaining to the special barrels but we must be partnered with certain robots for certain strategies to work.
The pneumatic stack assistance is really innovative! Do you have absolutely no problems with it? **We find that it works very well and we haven’t come into any trouble yet.**Some things I see are:
-optimized for all object configurations and # of objects above bottom object to be lifted
-doesn’t pop objects out, damage objects, etc
-doesn’t pop the last object out the back of the intake
-might require more driver attention
-slightly lowers capacity (not extremely crucial)
Do you strafe extensively in your programming skills run?
No we swap our (393) motors to the high-speed configuration to give us that extra speed we need to clear the field
Do you use lock nuts EVERYWHERE? I see some teams do this, but that’s impressive.
We have found that the keps nuts are unreliable and often times rattle loose so the only time we really use them is when they are against bearing blocks. Even then we try to stay away from them. It is just something that has been handed down to us from past members.
Why did you choose such a high torque drive for a normal match?
We are mainly an interaction robot, (We have very strong offensive and defensive autonomous runs for each starting tile, 16 in total, we just prefer the interaction zone. We can play both very efficiently.) so we decided that we will need a balance of speed and torque in order to strafe well and hold off the opposing robot when needed. Even the teams which have more torque on their drive have a lot of trouble getting around us.
What strategic advantage did you have in mind with this design?
I would really love to tell you but we have a handful of very strong strategies locked up for numerous scenarios and for them to be implemented correctly the opposing alliance must be kept off guard. (Which they will! :D)
Awesome robot, good luck at Worlds!
