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Re: Better gyroscope?

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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson View Post
I went into last year a skeptic and I came out a believer: the NavMXP is going on every FIRST robot from now on until something better comes along (and I suppose that will be a long time, if ever because honestly, 1-2 degrees during a match is pretty much as good as you'll need for almost any algorithm I'm likely to use).

It just works. Very impressive performance.

Dr. Joe J.
I was also a skeptic of a $99 gyroscope, especially seeing as most of its features are useless to us (ie field oriented drive). Apologies to anyone standing near the field when our auton was misbehaving last year, it shouldn't happen anymore with the navx.