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Originally Posted by saikiranra
This is the ideal set up. Tablets take scouting to the next level because it simplifies UI(It's easier to tap than click in a fast paced match). The only problem is that 7 computers are more accessible than 7 tablets to most teams.
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Agreed. Having a touch screen really allows you to get creative with the user interface. For example, our 2012 screen had 3 baskets corresponding to a high, medium, and low basket on the field. Scouts simply tapped the corresponding basket when the robot they were scouting made a basket. There was also a counter next to each basket with a decrement button to allow a scout to correct any mistakes. This was very easy for the scouts to learn, and resulted in better scouting data.
For our first year with an electronic scouting method, we actually borrowed 20 tablets from our schools library for competition. Over that previous summer, the district purchased hundreds of tablets for use in classrooms. Since the tablets weren't very popular with the teachers at the time, we were able to borrow quite a few of them that were pretty much unused. It might be worth checking with your school district to see if they have any tablets that you can borrow.