[Ali Ahmed]

I have to agree and say that pit scouting will not be as important as match scouting because there will be little use of arms and such. Not none, just little.

The questions to ask for pit scouting will obviously be if the robot can score on it's own. Also, can it store Rocks? Looking at the drive system, in my opinion, will not be too useful because you will not know how it drives on the field nor will you know how well the drivers are. I guess another thing to ask is if the team is tracking the goals or of it's all on the drivers. And autonomous, that's another obvious one, although it can be seen during a match.

For match scouting, I suggest having one scout per robot but then also having 2 additional scouts that will keep track of the human players, one for each alliance. I believe human players will play an important role this year. If anyone can check old scouting methods for '02 and '04 that would be helpful. I guess the main things to look at for a robot is maneuverability, trailer containment, and scoring on the go.

My 2 cents.