[jerry w]

OK I'm tired of the confusion. Let get this straight.
We are finally getting the robot-thumb game that some of us have been waiting for!
Each alliance gets 2 remote controls. For example, the red alliance is handed 2 red remotes while on deck. They decide which 2 robots will hold the remotes. The first part of the game requires that a robot with the remote reach some spot on the field. This will be in front of the IR sensor. The sensor is housed on the field with only a small opening.
There the robot activates its mechanical thumb. It presses the button on the remote! The sensor sees the coded IR signal and activates one of the 4 outputs. this signal releases the first group of red batons. If the second red robot also got its remote aimed and detected, field releases the rest of the red batons.
After 45 seconds, all remaining batons are released. I assume that blue has broken thumbs.

Why a learning sensor? Because, some robot klutz will jam its thumb through the remote. Then the field crew must get a new remote out of the box and have the field learn the new code.

go teams!! may the best thumb win!!

jerry w