u see if you make mistakes before state then u can learn what needs to be fixed and what is perfect. try to do as many comps as u can so u can see how ur bot and team matches up and against other bots.
Our school limits us to three comps this season, but we can pick when and which one we want to participate in. I believe we can learn a lot from our first competition!
in this game this year auton seems to be key to winning so strive to perfect that most of all but also don’t completely focus on it.
yes ur first comp is key for learning ur bot. I might would take notebook to it and write down what all we saw was wrong then everyone tries to fix it
A big component of doing good in vex is having roles for everybody. I would recommend (if u have 6 people) to have 1 lead/floater, 3 builders, and 2 coders. Right now, having two coders might seem excessive but as vex has developed, the importance of code has become more and more apparent.
The robot that you are talking about is a traybot (I don’t know if anyone has said this, I’m responding blind). It’s a really popular design among teams (I built one and am rebuilding now.) so I’d say that I know a lot. One of the problems many people have with trays is that the the rollers commonly get pushed out under the weight of the cubes.
Important thread to read:
On the tilting mechanism, you need a 1:7 ratio (torque) with a 100 rpm motor (assuming no extra motors). Also, add lots of those rubber panels to the rollers for traction.
Some of the important robots so far this year:
42700N; Usagi; first tray lift
448X Ri3D; The original traybot
*This isn’t me saying these are the only good robots this year. There are plenty of others, but this is just off the top of my head.
I have not seen this yet, are you V5 or 393?
Syntech Error,
Last year, I was a new member even though I was a junior in high school. From what it seems, you guys have some experience at your program. Feel free to ask the people with some experience for help. This is exactly what I did and as a result of this and a few other things my team qualified for worlds for Turning Point. Keep in mind, this was my first year.
Another thing I learned from last year is that v4 sucks and you should start using v5 as soon as you get it. We used v4 for all of last year, and especially at worlds, we got completely tossed. It was a pretty good robot design, but with v5, it does a lot better, especially under defense. V5 also gets stuff done faster. However, if you’re still waiting for V5, who knows how long it could be before you get your kit.
In terms of robot design, there was a team that pulled off a reverse stacker pretty well, but I can’t seem to find them on YouTube. I like that you’re going with something different than a traybot, which is what we are doing.
Last thing. I understand wanting to prove people wrong. I know what failing to prove people wrong is like, and I know what doing so successfully is like. You have to do both in order to break the pattern. Do not be afraid to fail.
Another Very important job is to have a marketer. There is nothing worse than having a member having to take time off of their jobs to market.
I see marketing (funding) as something that should be done before building, states, and worlds as a team effort. I’ve never seen a team with a designated marketer, but who am I to say if it works?
My team has a floater, a marketer, a programmer, and 4 builders. This works extremely well for us because, we can start building, and order more parts as we go if we need them without having to take a break to fundraise. The big issue our team has is making sure nobody oversteps their boundaries. Make sure that does not happen, it leads to issues in your team. I got kicked off a team for that reason.
Thanks for the tips. By the way, our coach has a v5 kit for us but he could not find it that day so the next time we meet we will probably recieve it.
You’re more than welcome, dm me if you have any more questions?