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Originally Posted by Siri
I expect that we mostly* agree with each other. My point was simply that people seem to be picturing one robot zooming around the edge of the field and hitting all the hoppers.
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At least as 3946 is considering it, the point of the strategy isn't to deny the hopper-loading robot the first load (though that would be even better), but to deny or at least minimize the possibility of a second, third, fourth, and fifth "free" load. With a bit of drive practice or a cleverly arranged bumper/chassis configuration, a robot could spill all the hoppers on one side in a single strafe heading to the retrieval area, and the other side on the return trip. The bottom line is that if scoring (or even delivering) fuel is your primary activity, you need to be able to harvest them from the carpet or you'll find yourself moving on to a secondary activity early in the match.