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Unread 23-01-2016, 00:58
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Re: So Glad That Scouting Has A Place This Year

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Originally Posted by Edxu View Post
It's true that most robots are unique enough that we can't simulate their full capabilities, but it's excellent practice for everyone involved with match planning, and in good years, we may be able to predict the "concept" of 3-4 robots at the event, meaning 3-4 less teams that are unknown variables. The Playbook isn't used for scouting, but instead used by the Strategy division in order to be able to evaluate a robot's main role by glance, so that match planning is made more efficient.
Ah, yes. I call them 'Team Profiles', aka a cheat sheet for our scouters and drive teams, so that they can do the "at a glance" assessment you were talking about.
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