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Originally Posted by JesseK
The Hanger and the Fetcher gather tubes for the first minute minute or so (2-3 trips each) at which point the Hanger begins hanging and the Fetcher keeps fetching.
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I wonder if it would be better for the hanger just to start placing tubes right away, instead of taking 2-3 trips to get tubes. Recalling our fairly sucessful robot in 2007, it took us a fair amount of time to pick up tubes; enough that I wouldn't want to drop a tube just to pick it back up again later in the match. Plus, I would hate to spend too much time gathering tubes to run out of time to hang them all at the end. Of couse, with practice you would be able to determine when to make the switch from fetching to placing.
Its probably not going to make a huge difference but in a 2 minute match, you have to be as effecient as possible.