[JPonzo]

OK, This board is too long to go look for qutes, so I'll just give what i'm thinking lol...

I think (credit to the 1/2 of you that have suggested this already goes here) that this may be a component to go on the robot that corresponds to something sending an IR signal on the field. Assuming that, though, I think that this piece will have its main function in autonomous mode.

As with the camera in previous years and the IR back in '04, various technologies have been thrown in for teams to play around with, but have only served as critical to the autonomous period. I think FIRST will follow this trend because, for some teams with few members, it is not always possible to devote the time and resources required to program these things.