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Re: Addressing the scoring pegs

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Originally Posted by Tetraman View Post
Cut out large shapes out of paper (around 10 inches), and glue them to cardboard/foam core/matte board. Cut out the shapes and attach a wrist band to the back of the board. Analysts can wear the shapes along their arm when not in use. When it's time to contact the Feeder, the Analyst takes off and holds up the right shape for the Feeder to see.

Making sure that the Feeder sees what shape is needed before the robot comes to pick it up will be key.
That's a good idea, especially for any teams that don't have some kind of on-board light indicator. I would think it would be preferable of the signal came on the robot, from the team driver, just so the Analyst doesn't have to look down, select the shape, then wave it until the Human player saw it - but that's not to say it couldn't be done that way. I think it would be good to have those shapes available for those other teams.
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