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Re: Game Hint Hint

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
...another year with Einstein communication issues ...
Just to sidetrack a bit, more important than the Game Hint Hint was the update on solutions that are being implemented after the issues with Einstein last semester. This specifically stood out to me:

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Originally Posted by 'Next Steps' Update
C. The Driver Station and Robot now support a Test mode to help facilitate teams testing robot functions
prior to and between matches. This new mode can be used to actuate individual outputs or whole
subsystems of the robot.

D. A new Robot Builder tool will be released to aid teams in constructing their robot code around the
subsystems of the robot, then test each of these subsystems using the SmartDashboard.
There are a bunch of other improvements, but these alone stand out as huge positives that are coming out of the investigation that will be of major benefit to teams.
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