[dm0ney]

All I have to say is ThunderChickens...


We are a veteran team with our green colored shirts. The programmers havent had a chance to experiment with color settings but you can believe it when we say we will test colors and lighting like none other.

Just to toss something out there... the controller is definitely powerful even though all programmers gripe. A comparison between colors might not be a bad idea taking into account that the carpet is the same color gray. If at beginning of match, take a reading of the carpet and then look for something 'different.' You can expand on that to include ranges for the different readings of red vs blue vs yellow vs green vs gray with some finesse. This is just an idea, I cant say it will work but I do know that 1. Treat the camera as a digital switch cannot be a bad idea where it sees carpet or something 2. We and other teams will probably be investigating the camera very deeply.

Our robot when wearing its protective skirt last year was definitely a 4.5' x 30" x 36" 'ThunderChicken Green' blob riding on anodized blue.


It will be interesting to see what FIRST says.