Thread: Karthik: Effective FIRST Strategies 2010
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Re: Karthik: Effective FIRST Strategies 2010
I'm not surprised the picks went that way. There are completely different criteria and weighting for the second pick than there are the first.

Generally speaking, the second pick is a defensive pick. Therefore, many robots get thrown out of the mix simply becuase of small things like their lack of acceleration, speed, or traction. Those robots may be excellent offensive bots, but no-so-good defensive ones.