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Re: Kinect or no kinect?

Currently I'm actually developing a true Hybrid mode; it will do some tasks autonomously, but it will get to a point where it's waiting for the human to make the movement that will start the shooter.

Pros:
  1. something cool to demonstrate in the postseason and even during build (to demonstrate to potential sponsors for example)
  2. relatively easy to do (in C++, i've already figured out how everything works without a drivable robot)

Cons:
  1. If you have experience and a lot of time and/or sensors, true auto is probably simpler to achieve.

You can setup a wait time to prevent multiple balls entering the same hoop, but it's easier to make sure there aren't 6 balls trying to get into the top hoop in the first 3 seconds with the kinect.
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