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Originally Posted by pmattin5459
I've seen a lot of passive boxes around on cd. Are there any advantages to an active mechanism for gear placing? The way I see it, it's a very small time gain for a lot of effort, but there may be other advantages.
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If the team's objective is to score 2-3 gears per match the time benefits don't compound all that much.
If the team's objective is to score 4-6 gears per match the time benefits compound twice as much! Suddenly a few seconds per cycle add up to the time needed to climb, score some fuel, or perform a defensive play.
Advantages I see:
-Robustness in placing gear/maximized misalignment capability
-Speed in placing gear (1-10s per gear, depending on what else the pilots are doing)
-No need to coordinate with pilot
-Improved auto reliability and/or ability to do more than a gear in auto without relying on a pilot
-Potential to be part of a 3-gear auto
-Some mechanism and packaging advantages (it is really helpful to not need a slot for the peg going through part of the robot)