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Re: How are we going to optimize field reset?

I seem to be the only one not worried about how to move totes around...we've had games with loads of game pieces before (see: 2009 orbit balls, 2013 frisbees) and managed just fine. These totes are just bigger, but they don't have to move nearly as far as they have in the past. They won't be crossing the field frequently (if at all), and aside from moving some to the player stations, they only have to move halfway down the field at most. I second what Koko Ed said about most bins probably not moving too far from the start of the match.

What I'm more worried about for field reset is robot/human traffic. The totes are going to be harder to navigate around when there are also robots coming on and off the field, and unlike inner tubes and balls, they actually can hurt if you run into someone while carrying one. I know that there's not a lot of time between matches, but I think that this is a year where it would be better to give the field crew a minute or two to clear the field (or at least take down stacks of 3+ totes/clear the stacking zones) before humans and robots come on and off.

I'm also going to be interested to see how high stacks are taken down. If a robot manages to put up a 5- or 6-high stack of totes and put a recycling bin on top, getting that bin down safely and in a controlled manner will be harder with so many objects (people, robots, etc) in close vicinity.
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