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Re: What are the most desirable attributes top seed teams are looking for in a robot?
As always, consistency and speed (that is, rate of scoring), and the ability to score despite being defended against, in about that order.
As there will be very few 'bots capable of 12 gear cycles (at least if it means zipping to the far end of the field and back as well as the hang) by themselves, I figure that winning alliances (at least in early weeks) will consist of two gearbots and one high goal shooter. The good news is that the fuel vs gears poll seems to indicate that the teams are breaking somewhere close to that ratio. In later weeks, as the number of gears a single robot can place (at the high end of competition) reaches or at least approaches 12 (probably through floor pickup and forcing fumbles), hanger bots which can at least harvest for the shooter, and preferably also shoot fast, will find more use.
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