Hoo boy, what a day!
We've been run through the wringer on the field, mostly control system glitches. Just as important, it's never been the same glitch twice:
1) Bridge spontaneously disconnected (we've rechecked all the connections)
2) Joysticks got unhooked (we've taped them into the USB hub
3) Plain wouldn't talk to the FMS (only happened once)
4) Digital sidecar lost power (everything has been replugged)
5) Bypassed right before our bridge connected up (happened before the field crew started having us power up earlier)
6) Banged up our claw at the end of the day (we've got the parts to fix it in the morning)
(Yes, that's six robot mishaps in seven matches. It has been a long, long, long day.
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We believe (hope?) we've shaken out most of the bugs now--we'll see which is the more correct word choice in the morning. Thanks to all the teams who've been helping us out along the way!