Best Robotics CompetitionWhen constructing the robot I helped design the early arm designs. These designs latter where replaced by another arm design that was then used on the final robot. One of the major strengths of the design is the construction of the chassis. Due to the bars protecting it from falling off. Which is something that we saw a lot of in the competition. One of the largest flaws was the weight and length of the arm. Due to these factors the robot wasn't able to reach the baskets. When it attempted to reach for the baskets the weight of the arm caused the entire bar to twist under the weight. If given the same challenge next year I would definitely change the design of the arm to be both lighter and instead of grabbing objects it would hit them off, allowing the engineer to catch the objects.
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