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Re: FRC Blog - Behind the Scenes at IRI

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Originally Posted by lopsided98 View Post
When they were evaluating the new control system, I remember hearing that a USB wifi dongle was tested, but it was not used in the end. I'm assuming it was smaller than the current bridge.

EDIT: This was the thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=129140
Yes, it was smaller, much smaller. There were technical issues with running it on a field with all 6 robots, so it was dropped.

Honestly, we don't really need anything smaller - our robots are certainly big enough that you can find room for our radios!
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