I'm in a rookie team and we watched the vids from last years competition. I thought, "Oh, shooting balls into a hoop. Pretty simple." Then they unveiled this year's and I thought "Holy crap!!!"
I commend NASA for their ingenuity...and sense of humor.
I also can't wait to see some of the designs for getting these 'bots off the floor. Thing is you can't really plan how well you can do it 'cuz you don't who's on you're alliance unitil after it's finished. I have a feeling these 'bots will have to be very adaptable to the situation.