I’m trying to build the robot in the video below, and I’m still on the drivetrain section. I’m struggling to build the sides of it as the only full image you see is when the whole robot is finished and it’s hard to see. If anyone has built this and can help with this/have any other building tips for this robot, please lmk. Thx!
As a general rule of thumb, teams are not going to give instructions for you to build their bot. If you feel that you cannot build without instructions, you can always build a herobot.
With that aside, this robot is pretty much the meta this year as far as we know. Although, if you are a newer team looking for a simple bot that can score well, I recommend the clawbot. If you modify the claw a little bit, it can hold 2 cubes as score efficiently. While this is not as competitive as a meta bot, it can teach you a lot of good build techniques. And, there are build instructions for it!
Update: Idk who really cares to hear it, but I figured out what i was doing wrong, and was able to fix it! Turns out sometimes just explaining what’s not working can help you find the solution, because I was talking to one of my teammates when it finally it me. I read that that’s why software engineers use rubber ducks to talk to? I thought that one pretty smart.