[jvriezen]

We have a two wheel drive robot, (wasn't my choice, but it has worked out ok, as we ranked 5th and took 3rd place at Northern lights)

After our week zero event, we added an orange fiberglass 1/4" diameter post (home depot, $2) directly above the point of rotation (center, back) when spinning the bot and the driver knows to drive until the orange post is aligned with the perpendicular to the chute door (yes, chute door) or tote. It also occurred to me after our competition that the human player can position himself directly in line with the chute and give a hand signal when the orange post is aligned (or just before) so the driver knows to stop and rotate.

I'm going to lobby for practicing this technique (driver watching human player prior to bot rotate) prior to the MN State Tourney.