[Nemo]

This year's minimum competitive concept would be a JVN style collector on a kit drive, right? And add a bit of structure to make the ball stay in and make it easy to catch a soft toss from a human player.

Did anybody actually build that robot? I didn't see a single robot without a shooter at Central Illinois.

I bet there are plenty of robots this year that are less effective than a simple 6WD + JVN collector bot. It's a shame, because that robot is well within the reach of practically any FRC team. I bet it can be made with kit of parts + $200 or less.