View Single Post
  #17   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 11-01-2011, 14:10
Phalanx's Avatar
Phalanx Phalanx is offline
Formerly Team 1089 (Mercury)
AKA: Michael Reffler
FRC #5431 (Titan Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Rookie Year: 1999
Location: Lewisville, TX (previously NJ)
Posts: 384
Phalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond reputePhalanx has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Abandoning Floor Loading

Quote:
Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
My personal opinion is that picking up off the floor will be incredibly important: Just look at 2007, when did you ever see a robot go all the way to slot to pick up a ring. Maybe it had something to do with the orientation of the slot, but regardless, it will be important this year, especially for stealing the enemy's pieces that their human players throw. Maybe I can sell the team on that
We on Team 1089, also second this philosophy. IN 2007 we picked up tubes from the floor very very quickly. We also believe that a number of tubes will be dropped. This means (unless I missed it as being not allowed in the rules), we would then be able to grab that tube off the floor and score for ourselves with it instead of our opponents.
__________________
Don't just ask the experts, become one!
Leadership is not about ability. It's about responsibility!
Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe. It's okay we do Quantum Physics