Thread: IR Sensors- will they attack hot Chiaphuas?
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Re: IR Sensors- will they attack hot Chiaphuas?
As these sensors on the robot will be much more receptive (as they're designed to seach a wide area for the beacon) I think they would be much more prone to interference (I remember at the FLL Competition there was trouble with all of the people downloading programs with IR to the Mindstorms at the same time and accidentally downloading over other teams' programs and the overhead lights interfering somehow) but since these detectors are designed to pick out a specific pattern, I think the interference will not be a problem unless someone in the crowd has a beacon (since we're to be given the specs for a beacon so we can make one for testing).

Also, since picking out the proper pattern of a beacon is a programming thing, I see the potential for someone to make a custom beacon and program their autonomous to follow that around so someone could remotely control their robot during the first 15 seconds, but I think we're just going to have to trust in GP that no one will do that.