|
our team was one of the only bots stacking in cleveland and we were probably the only one that could stack over 2 high and could go under the bar.
We can pick up 2 and put it on 2 or pick up 2 and put it on 1 or 1 on 2 or 1 on 1 or whaever we need to do...
We can pick up boxes in any orientation, and we even made a stack that was an 'odd stack' where it wasn't the normal orientation but instead on its side.
Stacking will be the thing we will see more of as the year goes on. At this point its obvious that alot of teams took the easy way out and just went for stack boxes, not that this is a bad strategy as the way first made the game this year it is possible for any team that can get a bot on the field to make an impact on the outcome of a match, if you can knock down stacks and you can move boxes you can come play with the big dogs.
But where the big scores come from is the stacking, if you can build a stack that makes it even easier because your human player stacks can be thrashed and you can still do stuff. If you can protect stacks thats even better. Finals will come down to 2 things, who can hit the top and who can protect a stack of atleast 4 if not more. But thats just my opinion.
I think as teams get to work with their bots more they will work out the kinks in the basic stuff and start playing with the stacking, but those that can already stack have a head start.
__________________
Former 461 Student/Mentor. Former 1272 and 1018 Mentor. Team 1555 Super-Fan.
Science and Engineering Can Open New Doors. --S.E.C.O.N.D.--
=~=!=@= #=$=%=
Co-Founder IndianaFIRST
Share your FIRST photos on Flickr!
|