I need a flashlight for our bot

[Botwoon]

Originally Posted by snowballz

But we're not using a camera so would it still work?

Retroreflective tape only appears lighted if you're looking at it from the same vector as the light source.

If you're doing what I think you're doing - trying to cast a relatively focused beam of light at the wall (not just the tape) to give your drivers a visual cue to indicate that they're on target - then no, it *probably* wouldn't..

[snowballz]

So what should I use then? I'm really sorry this is our first year

[Alan Anderson]

What you should use depends on what you want to use it for.

What do you want to use it for?

[akoscielski3]

The OP wants a normal hand held flashlight, not a ring light or anything of that sort. Just wanted to clarify that for them

[snowballz]

I need something that can light up the tape and/or the area around it to give our drivers an idea of what they're aiming at

[dcarr]

I personally have both of these flashlights at home and they are fantastic.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ms_ohs_product
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ms_ohs_product

However, I have not tested them on a robot for goal alignment purposes. Why not try a few different options (ring lights with a camera, LED flashlights for 'photon-cannon' style) and see?

[Orion.DeYoe]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

What you should use depends on what you want to use it for.

What do you want to use it for?

I think they're making a photon cannon...