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Re: The Ultimate Game-Breaker Robot: 2012 Edition

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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber View Post
No, the point should ALWAYS be to find the easiest way to achieve the goal at hand. If I do something because I think it was the "customer's intent" at work instead of doing it the most efficient way possible I am wasting my time.
Not if the easy way accomplishes the task set out in the specs but in know way does what the customer intended.

The GDC intended robots to be balanced on top of the bridge. Sitting on a piece of structure that is solely designed to help prevent problem with the balls getting stuck is obviously not what they wanted.

This update could have been seen coming from miles away.
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