[Mike Betts]

I'm about to suffer the wrath of the FIRST Gods by disagreeing with the esteemed Dave Lavery...

In general, I agree with what Dave outlined above. However, one must be careful to be honest in your communications with alliance team members in what you can do.

If your robot interferes with a partner's robot during autonomous, you could prevent that robot from scoring OR cause damage to it or your robot (not a good thing).

You should strive to do something like knock down the Magnetic tetra or score with the starting tetra. you might even want to maneuver to the automatic loading station and grab a tetra from a known location to score (no vision required).

However, be honest with your partners. If your autonomous efforts are not proven reliable before you ship your robot, doing nothing may be the best strategy for the overall good of the alliance.

OK. I had better stop now... The dark clouds of FIRST blasphemy are starting to gather over my head! Sorry Dave... I'll never do it again!

Regards,