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Originally Posted by dlavery

You know that the vision systems of the robots on the field will be calibrated to look for green. If your robot is a similar hue, then you know there is a significant probability that it will be detected by the vision system of the other robots - INCLUDING YOUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS. After about the second time that an alliance partner robot is prevented from grabbing the vision tetra and scoring bonus points because your robot was a confusing color and distracted their vision system, your team is likely to become a pariah.

So, once again, it comes down to a simple question: coloring your robot green (or even yellow, the color of the targets in the goals) may be legal, but is it smart?

Dave makes a very good point here - One that I didn't think of. Being bright green may be cool, but it could be a turnoff if you have an alliance going for the Vision Tetras. Also, Dave gets a bonus Krispie Kreme for making me break out my dictionary to look up "pariah."

Originally Posted by Kyle

Once everyone is able to use the sensors and see how well they are able to detect different shades or a color is when we will all know if it is truly smart to have a green robot and what shade if green at all.

Bad news Kyle: It looks as if the paint being used is nearly identical to MOE Green and ThunderChicken Green.

P.S. - pa·ri·ah ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p-r)
n.

1. A social outcast: “Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard” (Mark Twain).
2. An Untouchable.