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Re: How do u get your robot to follow the white line??????????????????

The problem with overrunning the line is that you have to get back to the line, preferably going as straight as possible. At least until you get to the next corner... If you overrun the line too much, it might take a while to get back on track. That said, counting each time you "lose" the line is a clever way of figuring out that you're at the end of the road.

Last year's was a little different because the line was an arc. You could compensate for the arc in software (depending on which side of the field you were on).
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