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Re: Rack 'n' Roll Manipulators

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Originally Posted by TD912 View Post
This year there's an opening in the Alliance Wall (the Feeder Slot) where you hand off tubes to the robots. Of course, if you drop a piece you will need a way for the robot to pick it off of the field.
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Originally Posted by Mr_I View Post
Back in '07, nine rings of each color started on the floor (stood up against the Alliance Wall), and tubes could be passed into the field via vertical slots.
However, my guess is that this year like '07, LOTS of tubes will be hurled over the Alliance Wall.
Both of these points are valid. When my team goes to pick a human player, I'll definitely recommend lining people up, putting a 8ish feet wall in front of them, and then seeing how far they can chuck it. Why have your robot make the 50ish feet trip if it doesn't have to.

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