You know you can attach polls to your threads.
On-topic, we only had one meeting since Saturday, so we have almost no idea what we're even doing yet. I have some ideas for grippers that I want to run past the team tomorrow, including using two wheels to collect and hold a tube in the gripper, and another idea that I saw in some '07 matches. Basically, pick up the tubes from the inside. It's easier this year, since there's no "foot" at the end of the pegs, but you also have to account for the three shapes.