[Rizner]

Originally Posted by stevend1994

Here's a press release from FIRST on the subject, just posted on their facebook:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fir...012-2011-10-07

Quotes specifically mentioning how it will be used:

I read this, but I feel like it can be used for so much more -- to easily see how many meters something is away from the robot for autonomous or as a sensor for when to deploy things shouldn't be a problem.

Originally Posted by plnyyanks

The Microsoft blog post also hinted at the possible usage...

(emphasis mine)


So we may see a 2008-like hybrid mode period again...

ahhhh, interesting