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Re: Autonomous Strategy?

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
Alot of teams are saying they will do this, however they make it sound like this is unbeatable. Do all the defensive auto mode teams really think they're going to be able to sprint almost twice as far as their opponents (35 feet compared to 20 feet), turn, then drive again to hit them, before one of those teams gets a keeper on? I can see it being effective sometimes, but not every single match.

On a side note, we want to have 12 different auto modes minimum this year.
Sprinting will not be needed. Most robots trying to put on a keeper will be computing distance and angle of the illuminated target. By homing in on said target, they will not be moving at quick speeds.

My guess is that any scoring done in autonomous mode will happen between the 10 and 15 second mark, plenty of time to get a defensive tank (ave 5' per second) over there and bump the offensive robot off their mark. Remember, the offensive robot needs accuracy, not the defensive robot.

I can see it being very effective, but not effective every single time.