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I fully agree with you Paul. We will see sub 1.4 including deployment, and it will be awesome!

-Brando

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I'd happily trade a Mountain Dew to see that! :)

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I'll see your Mountain Dew, and raise you a Cherry Pepsi.

I think there will be several teams capable of doing this.

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But will it count? From the Q&A:
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1) There is no synchronization between the timer on the field and the robot code. The FMS-to-DS control packets do not include match time. While a team could start their own timer running on the robot when they receive the indication for Teleop start, there is no guarantee that their timer will be synced with the FMS server.

2) Deployment time will be judged based on observations in each MATCH, not on ROBOT design or programming.
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It sounds like there will be a ref watching your minibot to ensure that you don't deploy before the 10 second mark. If you wait for a field signal to start deployment you will have a reaction time in that 1.4 seconds. If you try to anticipate you run the risk of getting called for early deployment. If you depend on elapsed time you will need to build in some delay so the ref can be sure you weren't early.

I wouldn't want to be a ref this year. There are too many game deciding calls to be made.

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I believe that a sub 1 second mini bot deployment and climb is possible and will be seen. I'll not say why.

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Playing a role in the developement on buzz's mini-bot i must say that deployment is by far the hardest part, but yet the most important, if you think about it the mini-bot actually has a 20 sec time period to climb the pole in, 10 secs at the end of regulation match then 10 secs beyond that.

The versatility of a deployment mechanism is what will make or break the mini-bot, it may climb it in one second however if it's not at the pole it isn't going anywhere. Reliability will be a key factor.

A 1 sec mini-bot will be done is my guess.

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There is no time sync, but there is a indicator that your machine can pay attention to. Use the lights at the base of the tower. The robot's reaction speed can quite possibly be faster than a driver's reflexes.

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Agreed.

The deployment is the key to having a successful minibot. After many posts and speculation, I'm still undecided on whether or not we'll see one. . . until championships. It'll take some refining and a hard study on balance but it is hypothetically obtainable (if not already).

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Why not drive, line up and contact the tower before 10 seconds? Only the minibot can't cross the line before endgame, the hostbot has no such restriction.
I've seen it in 1/5 that time. maxmax161 even posted a video of it.
Not from me :yikes:

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Hey don i know i should know the answer to this but i don't. I am being told you cant not break the plain of the barrel even with the large robot.

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How has no-one noticed this blatant hint?

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Because at this point, it doesn't matter.
If they show what their minibot can do now or they wait until their competition - the minibot will either do it or it won't.

Teasers are tiring.

Jane

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Shawn,

Your hostbot may cross the vertical plane of your alliance tower base any time leading up to and including the endgame...your hostbot can even touch the pole per G43...Robots and minibots may push or react against any elements of the arena provided there is no damage or disruption of the arena elements. With the exception of the tower during the endgame and while deploying a minibot, robots may not grab, grasp, grapple or attach to any arena structure".
Hope this helps!

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thanks

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Now, if a team had a minibot that was an "arrow"... I see a sub .5 sec bot