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Originally Posted by Iaquinto.Joe
Have you tested picking up both balls at the start? Leave the first ball ready to fire and holding the second ball in your intake? This could cut several seconds off your time and increase reliability.
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If we can manage to get ahold of a second ball before the end of build season, this would be a great thing to test. Unfortunately, the way our pickup and firing system is designed, having a second ball in the pickup would most likely affect the shot of the first ball.
I was originally unsure if this is legal, but after looking around a bit I found this in the Q&A section:
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Q. During the autonomous period, are teams allowed to possess two balls at the same time? Say if one alliance partner is in the goalie zone and their ball remains in white zone (compliant with G5) and we start with a ball in possession, are we allowed to possess/herd that second ball after the start?
A. There are no Rules prohibiting this. However, per G5 the ROBOT may only be preloaded with (i.e. touching) one (1) BALL prior to the MATCH starting.
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So it seems this is legal, and is definitely worth looking at. Thanks for the feedback!