[Joel J]

Autonomous should definitely have a future in FIRST. As many others have said, it need not become more complicated; however, I don't believe it should remain the type of simple it is now. We should be able to choose among different objective tasks in autonomous mode. For example, we should be able to decide whether or not we want to knock over a stack of boxes (shudders), or remove the 10-point ball from its holder, or move a mobile goal into position, or etc. Essentially, the range of options should definitely be increased, but the complexity need not become greater as a result.