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Re: New wheels / floor and encoders for position.

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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
My guess is (for official rules wait for the FIRST Q&A forum) that if it contacts the floor it will be illegal.

How about a IR mouse? It doesn't need to contact the surface.
I don't know how optically "interesting" this floor will be. namely, is there going to be a visible difference between one spot on the floor and another? it might need something as precise as a laser mouse. it's an interesting idea.
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