Battery life?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Please keep in mind that perhaps as much as 25% of teams are running a battery into the ground by match end. These are due to a variety of factors but mostly due to inefficient drive trains or multiple turns with sticky wheels. With some experience it is easy to pick out robots that would die if matches were extended.

Also, many teams have not taken care of their batteries properly, so they are starting off with batteries that are incapable of even being close in capacity to a new battery.