[petek]

How about an "Autonomous Only" game challenge? This would be a one-way street, earning a substantial score for the successful completion of a challenge autonomously, and driver-controlled scoring would not be allowed in this area. I'm thinking that the robot would be in autonomous mode for the entire match, but there might be other options I haven't considered.

Why would a team pick this option? Maybe they are really focused on the technical aspects of robotics, or want to get away from the battlebot action we see so much of these days. Or, maybe they are from a school for the blind, and this would be the only way they could compete effectively.

By "substantial score", I'm thinking the equivalent to what the GDC expects a competitive driver-controlled robot to score on average.

The decision to go for the Auton Only score would be made prior to the start of a match and would be irreversable once taken for that match.