DEWBOT X Design Philosophy

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More so than in any past year, the team pursued perfection in executing DEWBOT X's design and construction. This can be best seen in the attention to detail, the modularity and serviceability of the robot. It is also visible in the repeated renditions of some parts, which we made over until just right.

Our inspiration

During 2013's Einstein SF 2-2, 303's battery cable failed, leaving us one robot down for the match. We lost this hard-fought match 200-225. While it is impossible to say that we would have won (and moved on to finals) had this not happened, it made it absolutely clear to me that if we had the ambition to continue to play at this level of competition, then any failure could become (competitively) fatal and no was too small for attention.
I remembered also a

4 Bolts Principle

Modularity

Serviceability

Ready Spares

Get it right the first time...

...but if you don't, do it over until it is right

There is no detail too small

We blew it, then recovered

The Payoff