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Re: Simplicity Vs. Complexity
I will echo the sentiments "as complicated as it needs to be, but no more."
I guess the general answer is make your robot "3 weeks complicated" i.e. be able to comfortably build the robot in 3 weeks, but no longer. This will vary depending on your team's ability. I like the season outline: design/strategy for 1 week, build for 3-3.5 weeks, test/tune/tweak for 1.5-2 weeks.
I will add that a thoroughly optimized simple system generally works WAY better than an unoptimized complex system.
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