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Unread 23-01-2017, 08:14
Nessie Nessie is offline
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Re: Picking up fuel from the ground vs. using hoppers/retrieval zone

Sounds like you guys need to put a little more time and energy in to developing a strategy. Your game plan is what should dictate the systems you build.

Our teams appear to be building similar robots. A strong focus on gears and climbing but also the ability to shoot(not a main focus). We have personally opted to forgo the floor pickup. We understand the potential of being starved, but we are a small team and don't want to spread our resources any thinner than they already are.

If possible, take a look at your design and see if you could maybe branch it and design a version with a floor pickup. Then depending on how things go you could build robot A and revisit floor pickup modifications later on in the season. Perhaps as part of your 30lbs of prefab.
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