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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
You're still overlooking 4613. They seeded 1st in Australia over the 359 Hawaiian kids. 3 tote + 3 can auto and 3 stacks of 6 from HP station.
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I typed that up before I saw your note about 4613.
They look good - but not as good as you are suggesting. Yes, they have the ability to do three stacks. In their best match, they did stacks of 5, 6, 6 - all with bins, but no noodles. They scored a total of ZERO autonomous points in Australia. Instead, they attempt to pick up all three recycling containers and start stacking.
I have not watched all their video- just a few matches at this point. The reason I missed them initially is simple: Their alliance scores are underwhelming. Watching the video shows that, most of the time, they were almost the only ones scoring on their alliance.
Here are their alliance scores through Australia:
Qualifications: 50, 66, 126, 28, 75, 46, 92, 100, 29, 69, 145, 14
Average = 70
Clearly they didn't frequently put up three 6-sacks (118 w/o noodles), even if their alliance partners scored zero points.
Quarters: 121, 114
Semis: 107, 169, 144
Finals: 114, 134, 104
Average = 125.9
Now, they've only played in the one event and show the potential to be a very strong feeder station bot. However, they have also shown the potential to completely tank matches. The question I would have about them: What have they done to improve themselves since March 14?
Yes, I put them on the "robots to watch" list. I don't, however, see them as a favorite in Curie until they show that they can replicate their efforts. An area they could struggle: Pairings. Their autonomous routine seems necessary for their stacking game. Thus, they eliminate the ability for other robots to score their auto-stacks at the same time. Also, if they pick up all three bins, but have an "off" match, they not only fail to score themselves, but prevent alliance partners who like those recycling bins from scoring as well.