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Re: Sensors

Magnetometers work on robots however that calculated heading most likely will have very little relation to the actual heading of the robot. The hard iron effects can be compensated for. It's the motors that are the big problem. We haven't given up on them yet. Depending on the robot and game a magnetometer may be able to work. Our robot this year has way to many motors all over and there is no place to mount it to get it away from those fields. Our robot last year may be a better candidate. These are the issues we will look at this fall.