So there is a lot of talk about Montana, and about a shovel's show. What if the shovel's show is the show a shovel would watch? Look at the Montana flag again:
What show are the shovels watching? The sunset (if the sun is over the mountains in Montana, it is a sunset)? The green field? The waterfall?
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Originally Posted by Henry_Mareck
#4. I think "oro y plata" means "gold and silver" in spanish. (correct me if im wrong). Maybe there will be a few gold + silver objects worth Über points
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Hmm, something with Gold on it being worth Über points?
Where have I seen that before?
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Originally Posted by Greg Needel
true that residential gps is +/- 10 feet but differential gps is good down to a few inches... the only problem is GPS doesn't work inside, it is hard to get line of sight with satellites when there is a roof in the way. :-P
as for my opinion i like the idea of a robotic field element and small game elements piled up (golf balls) anyway we will find out soon enough.
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There are so-called "
Local Positioning Systems" that are designed to work indoors. They basically use GPS technology, but with local transmitters instead of satellites. They are used in everything from automated warehouses to theme park rides (Pooh's Hunny Hunt in Tokyo Disneyland uses such a system to guide multiple vehicles around small rooms without colliding, so it is certainly accurate enough).
However, I doubt that FIRST will use such a GPS based system due to the cost of each team needing one to practice with. Of course, there are cheaper ways of helping robots find their position on the field...