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Re: Best Inbounder Qualities?

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Originally Posted by Ginger Power View Post
There is a high probability that the human player misses the robot at least once in the match. That makes a solid intake an important quality. If the robot never misses the ball from the human player then an intake isn't necessary. However, I wouldn't want to take that chance.
In the few times that that did happen to us, we simply herded the ball using our herding device over to the next team. It was very quick. No intake needed. (We were also under defensive pressure as well.)
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