[Greg McKaskle]

If it can play video games, it is probably realtime enough to be a DS. The rate of both is defined by human perception and reaction time.

As image processing and other code written by teams migrates to the DS laptop, it will impact the comms. Throw in a Kinect or two, and ...

But at this point, I think some teams have overloaded a component of their robot -- the DS laptop -- not unlike how they are capable of overloading a given circuit or mechanical component. The Task manager alone will give good enough feedback to learn about and avoid the issue.

Greg McKaskle