I believe I may have a relatively Simple Solution to prevent such an issue from happening again* - well actually two ideas on the same train of thought.
What if we were to Give each Alliance an Introduction Match on Einstein? When an Alliance is sent to Einstein, they make it a point to introduce them either via Video or by having them walk onto the field. Why not give each alliance the field for 2 minutes and 15 seconds and tell them 'Show 'em what you've got.' This serves a variety of purposes:
-Each Alliance Has what's essentially an uninterrupted Practice Match on Einstein. They can check Camera Calibration, Code, Tweaks, Communications, etc. If each robot runs during this intro match, you've now ruled out a bunch of machine issues from causing a robot to sit dead.
-These intro matches are going to be AWESOME for spectators. Imagine 2056, 1114 and 4334 on the field, uninterrupted driving the score up. It would be an EPIC sight. This gives everyone watching a good chance to get a feel for who's going to be playing on Einstein.
Or, Why not play Division Finals On Einstein? Basically, we'd be turning Einstein into a Full Elims Bracket with the Division Finals now serving as the Einstein Quarters.
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Originally Posted by Kit Gerhart
1) One of the division fields could be used as Einstein for the "superfinals." It would have been well-tested after running over 150 matches. To my knowledge, we had no field-related issues on the Curie field during 3 days of play. If i'm wrong on that, please correct me.
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Kit, I believe you are correct. As far as I am aware, the only team that had multiple issues with their robot not running on the field was 971, and the issue was on their end IIRC.
78's Dying in Final 1 was due to the radio coming unplugged.
*The real solution to all of this is to make a 100% reliable field, but that's been covered enough here.