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Re: Communicating with Feeder

One thing to consider when making a decision on this is that you don't know what feeder you're actually going to be talking to. Even if you have a teammate as a feeder, you might need to bail on his side of the field and go for the other side. I think you really should assume you're always communicating with a complete stranger, that you MAY have talked with before a match.

Also, how, exactly, are you going to accurately direct your communication at a particular feeder? If they both have robots incoming, how are you going to communicate with both simultaneously? And will they see you behind a plexi wall and a rack full of logos? And do you want them to be concentrating on your signalperson across the field, or the incoming robot?

Just a few things to think about before you settle on LEDs or other robot based signaling methods.
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