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Re: pic: Thousands of manhours of work... coming '07

Well folks, we seem to have generated quite a buzz here, and it's about to get louder. This mysterious device, all you know is its a navigation system and it's designed to be easy to use. But is it really easy to use? We think so, but the only way to know how easy it is to use, and how effective it is is to let teams try it. But it's not quite ready, it's working, but it's a bit messy, so we've decided to do a beta test.

We're looking for about 20 teams to disclose full drawings, full code, software, everything you need to build a prototype unit and use it on a competition robot. We're looking at a price point in the high 200s, due to the limited number of parts being ordered. Teams involved will have to be willing to try out new technology, and send us feedback. They will receive personal email support from the developers (Mike Sorrenti and I) as well.

We want to keep a small number of teams for a few reasons, mostly because support for a lot of teams is difficult, and we don't want the plans getting out until its been thoroughly bug-tested by some adventurous guinea--err beta-testers.

How much interest is there out there for a test group like this?
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I'm a FIRST relic of sorts, I remember when we used PBASIC and we got CH Flightsticks in the KoP. In my day we didn't have motorized carts, we pushed our robots uphill, both ways! (Houston 2003!)