[Gdeaver]

Comment on the electronics. I heard the words " lost coms " way to much. The whole FMS - robot communication system needs some revue. What caused the problems and how can they be improved for next year.

We had several Jag failures this year. So have other teams. Come on TI. Make these things reliable. My one comment on what may help - SMBJ30. Can has the allure of increased functionality. However, there seams to be a few land mines that teams step on when they try to go can buss. Can the can be made bullet proof for 2012? If the victors were more linear we would have used them.

First relaxed the pneumatic rules a little. That's great but safety must be maintained. We used the plastic air tanks. We needed big air storage. I question the ratings of these. Would they pass an ASME or testing lab testing? We may have been driving around with 2 fragmentation grenades. First made it clear that they want to limit the air volume to cylinders. The way they defined the limit makes it very tough for inspectors to know if a teams valves are legal. Maybe they should list manufactures valve series and manifolds that meet their standard. This would make it easy for the inspectors. If it's on the list it's OK.