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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Since anybody that could shoot over the truss was technically able to shoot in the high goal, your caveat as written would eliminate any robot from being considered a "truss specialist".
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Not quite, it was possible to carefully lob the ball over the truss at a trajectory that wouldn't work on the high goal. In fact one of first prototypes last year did exactly that. I see your point though, that it is a hazy clarification. And while 1678 didn't have a fantastic, consistent high-goal shooter, they still played that role effectively in matches. I'm guessing they designed their robot to play a role at the high level of play, and be able to still score points at a low level of play. I think the word "niche" in the context of FRC means different things to different people. Team caliber may play into that difference.