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Re: # of Totes WORTH Stacking?

I think that it really depends on what kind of manipulator you end up building, and what sort of alliance you end up with. If you have a robot that can only stack from the bottom (As in lift stack, insert tote on bottom, place, repeat) then it's probably best to aim for 4-6 and maximize from there, but if you have a robot that can build stacks top down, then it might be more advantageous for your robot to move around and "cap" existing stacks with a container. If you're the only robot that can quickly stack, you might just want to go with 3-tote-container stacks and then score as many totes as you can after that.
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