[Steve Howland]

I agree that autonomous really isn't that important in quite a few cases. Sometimes it can even be a problem - at UTC some bots were disabled or points were lost for going outside the boundaries. One advantage to remaining in the original position is that if somebody releases the 5-pointers on your side, then you are in a prime position to pick them up (as pointed out by our drivers). If a bot could hit the bonus ball then get back before the round started, that would be a very effective program. It may make a bigger difference in nats then it did at our regionals, though.
-Diobsidian