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[quote=Chris Hibner]469's drivers are 48 feet away, looking through two stationary goals and other robots driving around the field. I think it is forgivable that their first move is to start driving away (especially if they couldn't see that their claw is tangled on 93).

I'm going to have to side with Chris on this one. Until you have been behind the glass in a competition, you just don't know. I see the same thing, they scouted the match well & when their strategy of using the ball to block the dump failed they... paused & did the next best thing. Used their arm instead. I'm sure they would have much rather NOT been entangled. After the block my GUESS is they would have started collecting balls to bring to their human player to try and beat you in a shootout.

If you saw the semifinal match we had with them for the championship you would have seen them put the 2x over 67's mobile goal just before the balls dumped. The Ref's didn't call goaltending, 469 was trying to get the balls into thier hopper, not block our goal. Sure it could have been called but, these poeple are VOLUNTEERS. They are giving up their time & quite often the opportunity to see their own teams to help out. Did you ever say thank you for the 3 days of work they put in for YOU.

This competition is about learning, the game is just a fun way to do it. I know it is tough to lose. Especially when you think you have been wronged by a missed call or ungracious play. The hard truth is, that's life. What doesn't kill you can make you stronger, if you let it.

Lastly for the strength of your robot, the robostness of it. I couldn't count the number of times I watched a team drive up onto us to try & keep us from hanging. I couldn't count the number of times a robot rammed, yes rammed us. We had cables snap, sides smashed in, parts bent, but we kept hanging because we have played against 496 before, we knew how tough other teams can be. My kids built it strong enough to take it & keep hanging. around.