[Ianworld]

I think what the tetras taught us is that for 95% of all teams its going to be faster to use a human loader. For a very select number of teams, that have clever and expertly designed systems for loading ringers off the floor, it will be faster to get them that way. The reason being that it takes almost no time at all to get a ringer through the chute. You just drive to a spot and its placed at a nice friendly height and can be moved slightly by the human to make it easy to grab. I'm not even convinced traffic will be an issue, two chutes should be enough for three robots, not that traffic jams won't occur, just that they won't cause a hold up of more than probably a single tube over the course of the match. I think the issue is going to be running out of ringers at which point those 9 on the other end of the field are going to be real gems, or it might just be time to grab a spoiler or two and play defensive for the rest of the match. Time will tell but I bet the fabled 9 on the other end of the field get ignored.