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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk
Scott quoted a 0.2% failure rate, which is acceptable by my standards considering the RMA policy.
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It's dangerous to look at this issue from a purely statistical point of view. First of all, there's a very, very good chance that the majority of those 13,000 Jaguars shipped have not yet been used. Many teams do not have a robot up and running for practice in week 4 yet. Many other teams (like 1114, apparently) are avoiding them in the first place. When I hear teams like 71, 188, 11, and others all rattle off the same problem, I can see that there's an issue. It would be very foolish for FIRST or LM to ignore the anecdotal evidence that is cropping up, as while the numbers now are small, it very well could be an early indicator of a larger issue.
{edit} I should say I don't have any reason to believe that FIRST and/or LM is ignoring this issue... but I do get concerned when I hear statements to the effect of "The failure rate is acceptable" since that suggests that it might not be taken seriously. {/edit}