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Originally Posted by Mr_I
Has anyone anywhere EVER managed to figure anything out substantial from any of the clues?
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Not as good as 2002, but in 2008 people managed to link the GPS coordinates with the tortoise and hare statue and figured out we were NASCAR-ishing. This actually provided some insight into drive train requirements. And of course, that year also have the December Gift, that really did get everyone thinking about infrared. We never got ours to work, but I wonder if the lead time didn't help some teams. I think FIRST really did do this on purpose in that case.
People also managed to figure out the extra gate in 2010, and someone determined there would be some unsafe-to-carry-robot-over obstacles dividing the field in 3. This could have provided drivetrain insight, though I don't know of anyone that pursued it (e.g. looking at the best ways to get over bumps or stairs). We also figured out soccer balls from the ball return segment. This has value in the 'how do I move soccer balls (over unsafe-to-carry-robot-over obstacles)?' angle.