[EricH]

Originally Posted by eagle33199

All that said, I've found it's important to include as much "slop" as possible in FIRST robots. If something requires you to be in exactly the right position, it's not going to work during competition. The further from "ideal" position you can make it work, the better.

Section 6 even specifically states that any given dimension can vary by up to 1/4" and the entire field by up to 4" due to different setup crews at each event. If you can't handle that type of variance, you're doing something wrong.