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Re: Robot being driven with iPhone First Team 1303

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Originally Posted by Pun-isher View Post
My two cents, but other than attracting attention, it doesn't seem very practical and effective competition-wise. The range is much smaller, it needs to be picked up and held, and you don't get that kinetic feel or tensions that joysticks have. My personal opinion, but I just personally thing that creativity is only as good as the advantage and competitive edge that it can reap.
We never had the thought or plan to use it for competition, we found it very useful for demos and light testing. For example, we would use it and drive the robot around at lunch or at school carnival events.
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