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Re: Minibot Competition at St. Louis

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Originally Posted by Alex Cormier View Post
How easy is this to implement for off-season competitions?
The way we did it would be very difficult if not impossible. We have two arms coming off the base with one arm having a photo sensor and reflective paper on the other arm. It works well for just eliminating human error in timing but it takes away half of the deployment area.
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