[Joel J]

Acceleration is a factor, as well. I agree with Jeremiah that last year (2006) was a good year to have a "zippy" speed to fly across the field, but in 2005 (and, arguably 2004) a superfast robot could have proven to be a hinderance. In 2004/5, all the stop and go and fine adjustments left the fastest of robots not usually going above 9-10 fps, even though they were capable of more speed.