[Al Skierkiewicz]

Akash,
I know how disappointing it is for a team not to be picked. I saw many bypassed this past weekend. Please take this to heart. I can't speak for other teams in the same situation, but WildStang values the data it collects on robots and human players. Many of our students were involved in scouting and strategy and all of that collected data was looked over and considered in our final decisions. Teams that are in a position to pick are (or should be) looking for teams that best complement their own design and strategy. Unfortunately, that means that great teams and robots get bypassed because they either perform the same function as the picking team or another team has just a little more of an edge. This year's game is so diverse and so strategic that it makes picking an alliance a very difficult job. No one should feel bad they didn't get picked, there were too many great teams to pick from, especially in Galileo. The odds are against getting picked as you know and being in a picking situation is sometimes made as much from luck as anything else. Be proud of your accomplishments, you had a good robot. Remember I could see it from the inspection station.