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Re: 2009 Aparatuses

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Originally Posted by bkwrm92 View Post
Not only that, but the game is going to be so much of a clusterf*** that you wouldn't be able to aim for more than half a second without being knocked off target/filled with balls.
i think that aiming and shooting on the fly will be vital skills for any shooting robot. you may not be able to do complex manuvering while aiming and shooting, but if you're moving with a constant velocity, a rotating shooter with good software might be able to manage it.
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