[Doug G]

While the 2003 game lacked in many areas, it didn't lack in auto mode. To see robots trying to beat each other up the ramp was always thrilling and it was simple enough for many teams to attempt it. 111 and their StangPS simply dominated that year. 980 was by far the most creative with their unpowered telescoping arm.

I thought 2008 was similar to 2003 in that many robots could do something in hybrid mode, which makes it fun to watch. But 2004-2007 seemed to be not as thrilling auto modes unless you were at a competition with some great programming teams. Most inexperienced teams had very basic or non-existant auto modes. And the green light/camera idea only seemed to get mastered and/or utilized by a handful of teams at each competition.