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Re: Scouting Database

one big problem - it allows you to choose from speeds between 1 and 10. there are robots in first that go much faster than that. i would suggest you set the maximum choice for speed to something like 16 or 17? i do not believe that there is any robot faster than that.

also, you could include an option for gear shifting.

instead of scaling the power from 1 to ten, you could simply have teams enter in the number of foot/pounds their robot can produce (much more definitive - what exactly is a 7 anyways?). you could have two entry zones, for two gears if applicable.

another option is a description of the wheels (this is very important in robot design.) oh, and a check box for being able to climb the platform would be cool too.

other than that, its a good database. seeing that SOAP isn't online yet, its the only one available to this point.
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