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Re: Forwards and Backwards Ball Pickup

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Originally Posted by 1493kd View Post
Having two intakes could also come in handy if you are trying to catch the ball. We are working on something along these lines. How well it works out is yet to be seen.

I appluad/enjoy it when teams do out of the box things that may or may not be of great benifit. As long as you are learning and having fun then that is all that matters. IMO
Exactly my opinion. I'd rather have my team have some challenging fun trying out stuff that few others are trying, because I find going the easier or more practical way a bit boring. I run into this all the time when I judge for FLL and VEX. Hardly any teams in these programs ever use sensors on their robots, because they tell me it's just easier that way. It may be true, but sensors are in every bit of technology we use daily, and when I judge teams that use sensors, and tried the harder way, I can tell that those students have learned more than the ones who tried the minimum, or the easier way.

I'm not trying to say that teams who may exclude difficult or unproven designs are not always learning as much as teams who go a different route, but the teams who dare to do something different will probably learn something that the cautious teams will not.
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