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Re: FRC 2010 Team Update #5

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Originally Posted by jgannon View Post
Can you elaborate? I'm having trouble envisioning any strategic benefit to e-stopping your robot that couldn't be achieved through the control system.
Your opposing alliance can reliably get an 8 point hang from the center field position of the tower.

Before the 20 second final period starts, you drive your robot to the position they need to be in and you block the tower (even touching their tower) and press e-stop.

If they can't move you, you now stopped them from getting 8 points and because you are e-stopped, you can't get any penalties...

Well...not anymore...
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