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Originally Posted by BJC
I would consider Precision how well the drivers drive. Although it is not easily defined it is very apparent which robots are well driven and which are not.
I consider Accuracy how precise the drivers need to drive to be successful. For example this year if you have a roller claw to pick up tubes off the ground you generally need to be less accurate then if you are picking tubes using the inside hole.
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I was talking about Precision and Accuracy in the statistical/numbers sense, not in the robotics sense. Basically, precision does not mean accuracy. I can say there are "1,002,353,234,354,787" grains of sand on a beach and be very Precise, but still be innacurate. On the other hand, I can say there are over 1 billion grains of sand. I wouldn't be Precise but I'd be Accurate. Obviously the key is to balance precision and accuracy.
Back to the robotics, by putting a number on the speed/driving ability/pickup speed, you are precise, but not necessarily accurate. I think people have a tendency to see precision (a number) and assume it is accurate.