How many teams do you think will just do the mini-bot

[Dustin Shadbolt]

When we designed our robot, we just focused on scoring and playing the main game. While it's a good idea to have the minibot, it won't make or break a regional. I doubt we will see everyone roll out with a minibot. Our main strategy is to score and to keep scoring. We will develop one and have the ability to deploy but it won't be our main focus. If you develop a robot just for the end game, you are asking for trouble :\.

[sgreco]

Keep in mind, getting an alliance with 2 strong minibots is tough. The minibot is not a trivial challenge by any stretch of the imagination; getting it to deploy reliably is a task that takes quite a bit of time. I bet you'll see a lot of teams try the minibot, but few of them will actually work reliably and consistently in every match. (Not being cynical, it's just the way it usually happens).