[Al Skierkiewicz]

It matters not as to what type of drive systems is in use and humidity seems to have little to do with the problem. (It reached into the seventies for outside temperature on Saturday in St. Louis and the venue was on the Missouri River so I am sure that the humidity was much higher than here in Chicago) Several robots at SLR went dead at certain intervals, many when approaching the top of the ramp or when rubbing against the walls of the ramp. Although it was not possible to interview all of the teams, we did observe both partial and full control losses during the competition for many robots.
We are still looking for input from teams that competed over the weekend. Did you experience any control loss when traversing from ramp or HDPE to the opposite material? Please give specifics such as description of loss, (full control and/or loss of colored light, radio modem, error lights, etc.) and did another robot contact yours at the point of loss of control?
Thanks for your input.