Thread: Maximum Number of Capped Tetras?
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Re: Maximum Number of Capped Tetras?
I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks that any single robot will be able to stack 7 or more tetras has obviously run no tests. Either that, or they have done completely inaccurate tests.

My team ran some tests.

In a best case scenario, it takes 8 seconds for a robot to load a tetra from the human player loading zone and return to such a position as it is able to reload another one.

It takes closer to 20 to stack a single tetra at the closest goal, using a reasonable time frame for stacking.

I think we're looking at a much lower scoring game--where the vision tetra is much more important--than anything else we've predicted, folks. The autonomous loading station isn't going to be significantly faster, because your robot still has to load tetras and leave/re-enter the loading dock.

--Petey
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