# Thoughts on my idea for Pinnacle?

**URL:** <https://forum.recf.org/t/thoughts-on-my-idea-for-pinnacle/302>\
**Category:** Achieve | Pinnacle | 2026-2027\
**Tags:** pinnacle\
**Created:** [September 20, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/thoughts-on-my-idea-for-pinnacle/302 "2026-09-20T05:02:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Springy\_bobs](https://forum.recf.org/user_avatar/forum.recf.org/springy_bobs/32/135_2.png) [@Springy\_bobs](https://forum.recf.org/u/Springy_bobs)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/thoughts-on-my-idea-for-pinnacle/302/1 "2026-09-20T05:02:11Z")

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I know that there aren’t that many people here yet, but this is my idea for a robot and I am looking for some feedback

**DRIVETRAIN**

- 6-wheel drive

- 3 wheels on each side (left and right when looking at the front)

- 4 motors for the drivetrain, unless we use 3 or fewer motors for the rest of the robot; then 6 motors on the drivetrain.

- 2 motors on each side, unless we use 3 or fewer motors for the rest of the robot; then 3 motors on each side (left and right when looking at the front)

- 1 motor for each front wheel, and 1 motor for the back 2 wheels

**INTAKE**

**-** Escalator intake using 1 motor on the front, using a belt

- Scissor lift with 1 motor on the back that the escalator drops the pins/cups into

- Claw-type thing with 1 motor to put the pins/cups on the tower/holder

**OTHER**

**-** Big rubber flex wheel on the front of the robot somewhere with a shaft and 1 motor to spin the side things

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**Author:** ![1064G](https://forum.recf.org/user_avatar/forum.recf.org/1064g/32/44_2.png) [@1064G](https://forum.recf.org/u/1064G)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/thoughts-on-my-idea-for-pinnacle/302/2 "2026-09-21T17:56:50Z")

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1. What is the reason for 6 wheels? Why not 8 or 4?

2. Why a scissor lift? Why not a 2,4,6,8,200 bar lift?

3. Why not try to make the claw a pneumatic claw? Or a passive claw?

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**Author:** ![TheBirchTrees](https://forum.recf.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TheBirchTrees](https://forum.recf.org/u/TheBirchTrees)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.recf.org/t/thoughts-on-my-idea-for-pinnacle/302/3 "2026-09-22T16:14:37Z")

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I think if this is your idea you should CAD it out and give it a try! Run it through the engineering design process, and if it works, great! You now have a competition-ready robot. If it doesn’t end up working, you learn from it and try something new, but it’s a win-win either way. I think people are too focused on the “meta” in recent years, as opposed to using the competition as a means to learn new skills and improve yourself and your work.

TLDR: Do what YOU want to do and give it a shot! You’ll learn more and have more fun that way!