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Re: Value of a Gear Ground Pickup
Since no one out there really cares too much what 1339 is planning (not like tier one teams, at least), I'll go ahead and tell you. We have designed for floor pickup of GEARS on the opposite end of the robot from GEAR placement. We recognized that FUEL would be the primary focus of most top teams, but we wanted to take a different approach that would play to our strengths, and would potentially play a rare or unique role. I don't know if GEARS on the floor will be common or not, but I suspect that low level teams will be focusing on GEARS, and that the drop areas will be when they are loaded and unloaded, potentially cutting off future scoring chances. A reliable and fast floor pickup may end up being a clutch player. We also considered the possibility of a two or three GEAR autonomous, though we know that's remote. Who knows? The game is yet to be played, and floor pickups might be a dark horse.
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