Talk:DEWBOT XI FRC Championship
Two unexpected problems with the robot were experienced during Archimedes playoffs. The second of these - the lift failure, ultimately cost us an Archimedes victory and 3rd consecutive advance to Einstein.
Crazy Pivots
Very soon after the start of teleop during our first Archimedes QF match, all four pivots went crazy and simply spun for most of the teleop match. The lift was also non-operational (see below). Naturally, we accomplished absolutely nothing from a scoring standpoint during the match.Non-operational Lift
During four of our seven Archimedes elimination matches (QF1,SF1, F1 & F2), the lift did not initially function. Function was recovered during F2 through rough handling of the robot, but it was not restored at all during the other matches. During QF1 and SF1, match video clearly shows that the lift properly zeroed itself at the start of autonomous. During teleop, however, the lift would not respond to control or move at all (except in F2 following the rough handling).
Rough handling was employed by the drive team during the other matches where the lift jammed, without success.