2012 Texas Robot Roundup

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Originally Posted by Michael Blake

Okay... at the risk of melting someone's "ice cream"... here's the VERY REASONABLE response I got from the folks running the Cow Town ThrowDown/KC off-seasoner on using our practice bot as a 2nd entry:

"Teams can enter a second robot with a second entry fee, however the second robot will be placed on the waiting list. (A team will need to indicate which robot is their primary robot) We will fill the 48 spots with as many individual teams as possible, and fill with teams entering a second robot as needed. Thanks for your understanding of this as our goal is to have as many different teams compete that are interested. Please note that last year there were only 32 slots and this year we’re increasing the field to 48 so there’s a very good chance a second robot will get in. The deadline for teams for pay is Oct 1. If there are slots, your second team will come off the wait list and onto the roster."

I think this a well thought-out approach that is fair and balanced... and I would respectfully ask the organizers of Texas Robot Roundup to _consider_ adopting this same approach... THANKS!

I entirely agree that that is a very reasonable and well thought out approach. It is actually something the planning committee is considering should we end up with openings at the end of June.

Based on the responses of interested teams, we predict that we will be very close to, if not at, full capacity by that point. Additionally, because it is more difficult for pre-rookies to get their footing, any openings at that time may be reserved for pre-rookies who have not yet "officially" registered.

We thus do not want to get any team's hopes up for getting a 2nd robot in to TRR. We are very aware of your interest and will certainly let you and other teams know when and if this option becomes available. Thanks for your understanding.