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Originally Posted by Aaron
I've been trying unsuccessfully all season to convince my team of the importance of getting the containers....
If this is legit and reliable, you guys are going to go very far my friends.
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Look at it this way...Since you have been unsuccessful in convincing your team on the importance of the snatching of the 4 Shelf RC's...If you are playing on an alliance with Team 1678...You won't have anything to worry about! (Except maybe stacking grey totes just as fast as you possibly CAN!)...And, if you are playing on an alliance against Team 1678....You definitely....Won't have anything to worry about. (Except stacking more totes just as fast as you can...without more than 3 CANS!) LOL.
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There are 16 total contested game pcs. in Recycle rush on that shelf. And 48/+6/(+those additional 16 contested)+10 Litter Ea., leaving 64 other useable game pcs. on EACH SIDE OF THE FIELD (situated both on the field & off).
Snatching those 4 are very important (or CAN be...yes the Pun again was intentional), IF DONE carefully, consistantly, and you can use them consistantly to multiply existing points concerning stacked scoring grey totes.
They are a means to an end...They are not an end to a means alone, and by & of themselves. They also multiply the work involved to properly score them, so they better be a part of an overall better plan. Using them properly is always going to be the key, though denying the opposing Alliance the opportunity to own them, & any chance to score with them, is of high game/scoring importance! They will still create a different "field littering scenario" at least until used to score.
It still remains to be seen how "auto tug of wars" between robots that cannot actually think for themselves during those important 15 seconds at least (beyond the initial human programming), will be won or lost or even fought, w/ what regularity & difficulty, and what resulting damage to game pcs. &/or robots may regularly result, & possibly affecting the rest of the time available in teleop.
How many of those "contested auto period Shelf RC wars" will actually continue on into the teleop time periods, and how much valuable time will be used in the end in the hope of winning the battles..."Who will let go first in heavily contested battles where both are locked on and just won't let go."
No Consistant or reliable "4 Shelf RC Snatcher" like the video seems to show at work (and I certainly believe that is one), could possibly be left (even if not in the top 8 qualifyers at any event), unpicked after the very first seed picks....You could not allow another team the opportunity or option of ending up with them...Period! They would/will be in high demand....But I believe they would be in the high top 8 "if consistant" anywhere, & at any event this FRC year.
All remains to be seen soon enough, and right up through the last match at the championships! (I predict at least 2 such~ 4 RC Snatchers will be present in the 2015 Championship final match!) Let the best bot win.