[paldrid]

Even if you are only there for the experience, scouting is part of the experience. 2 years ago I think we had 4 people actively walking around, and a few people in the stands. The people watching matches never wrote anything down, but they could generally give us an idea of how well the team was doing. The people pit scouting had a notebook with basic questions, but I'm not really sure how much they were used. We certainly didn't expect to go far (and didn't) but it gave people on the team something to do, which they seemed to enjoy. Even if you aren't expecting to go far, scouting is a really good way to look at other robots and pick up some ideas for next year.