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Re: Flag, Flag Holder vs Trackballs

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Originally Posted by Steve W View Post
As has been stated many times: build the robot to be robust. That includes a flag holder.

As for will the laps be counted IF the counter is removed by accident, The only way to know the exact laps would be to count manually as they did the balls in the lower goals a few years ago. Then again there was arguments that the people counting miss counted and made mistakes. I guess there is no perfect solution just a best one.
Firstly, I wanna say that it's not the holder I was worried about more than the flag.

Second, I assume that counting laps should be easier, considering you can't get more than one lap per second, nevermind 10 at a time like with the Aim High challenge.
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