[mahumnut]

1418 discussed this as well, we tried throwing the pieces around and the only way we could get them to go anywhere with any sort of distance or accuracy was with a bunch of spin. Designing a mechanism to impart enough spin and launch it across the field length would be REALLY tough. We decided against it.

The other problem is you have to drive all the way across the field from the starting position to get to the loading lane. Because you can't cross the middle line in autonomous, you would have to wait for teleop to start. After a few games, I'm assuming other teams would be able to catch on and block you from ever getting into position. You would also have to avoid hitting the towers which are in the way.

Even if you were to build a robot that could launch the pieces, I still don't think it would be a game breaking strategy such as Las Guerrillas last year.