Reactions
After watching the reveal video for the 26-27 VEX V5 Season Override, I had a few initial reactions. Firstly, this year’s game feels far more complex than it has ever been. It honestly feels overcomplicated, although I believe that will cause a wide variety of different strategies, especially at the beginning of the season. I also think that the 50″ upper expansion limit will allow for a wide spread of different designs including elevator and lifts for sure. The shape of the game elements will also change designs, though with a few rubber bands and some polycarbonate, I think it will easily be solved.
All in all, I think this season looks to be a fun one.
Designs
Because of the lack of any raised regions on the field, I think robots will be far lower to the ground than they were last season to maximize vertical volume. I also think elevator designs/lifts will also be very common, other than those using hero bots.
My ideas below:
Today also marked the rebuild of a portion of the field and the continued dissasembly of last season’s robot. We began experimenting with GPS a few weeks ago as well.
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