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Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds
But what's to stop a team with two identical robots (one working perfectly, one having a lot of mechanical issues) from placing the "perfect" one in a match rather than the broken one?
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The biggest problem I see with this is noticing it. Unless the team is involved in the elimination rounds and their robot suddenly goes from battered to perfect shape, very few people would notice a difference, and the team wouldn't be punished.
I don't like the idea of putting the practice robot out onto the field, but I don't see a problem with building a practice robot...Still, if it's just meant to be used by the drivers and programmers, build it that way. Our second robot - which I don't think will be traveling with us to Detroit or South Carolina - is literally a chassis and a drive train. None of the manipulations, none of the pneumatics...just the basics, along with added weight so it handles more like the real thing.
Maybe FIRST should have a rule that your practice robot is JUST a chassis and drive train - if one of those goes out onto the field, I'm sure someone would notice.
