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Re: First Official 2012 Game Hint

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Originally Posted by HumblePie View Post
On a slightly unrelated note, there has been a lot of speculation re: the return of minibots. Why not apply the "miniaturization" principle to the grown-up bot? The 38 x 28 footprint has been somewhat sacred lately, and it's possible that the GDC had issues with so many chassis designs being "recirculated" from Rack 'n Roll last year. The new CRio is smaller, why not the robots? A smaller footprint would force many teams to rethink their entire packaging scheme.
I like the sound of this, too. Perhaps they will set up something where a normal-sized robot will do fine, so new teams don't have to make the big adjustment, but also add a tunnel or a zone of some sort that is only navigable by a smaller robot - an elfbot, maybe?
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