All-Star Robots From FIRST 2012

San Diego

The Holy Cows' robot is crowned with a basket of its own, and it's fancier than the knotted-rope kind on the basketball courts. The fluted receptacle is made from 6065 aluminum with smoked polycarbonate, and it increases the robot's chance of catching its own rebound, team member Wyatt Schulz says.

Daisy Diablo, as the team named its robot, also features a modified gearbox that allows drivers to quickly change gears. "The low gear gives us a lot of pushing power," backup driver and pit-crew member Ethan Chan says. Another key to success: the way the team interacts. The Holy Cows run their team like a business, complete with different job titles such as manager and mechanical director, Chan says.

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