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Re: Pittsburgh and Cleveland Regionals
Well Pittsburgh finally hit 24 teams, the minimum complement for a full playoff structure. Yay!!!

Think of the match cycle times though, and it's very interesting. 6 bots on the field, 6 waiting to go on the field, and 6 or 12 in the queue. You'll be taking your bot off the field and walking right back to the queue.

Build them ROBUST folks, you won't have a lot of time for repairs; and make sure you designate a "Battery Runner" long before you get there. You won't always have time to take the robot back to your pit to replace it.

Oh, and after the competition, make sure to recognize the efforts of your runner. To be sure, it's a menial task, but it will be the most important at competition. Without power, all the other aspects of competition will become lessor (driving, scouting, repair, etc.)

"For want of the nail, the shoe was lost . . . "
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