Internet at Competitions

[Michael Hill]

Originally Posted by Chadfrom308

What does the online scouting provide that offline cant? I mean, unless you are putting the data for everyone to see on your website, I can't think of one

Yup, we do do that. We keep a tablet in our pits so our drive team can use real data to figure out how to play their next match. For example, this year, we could see where opponents were best at shooting from as well as where they're not good at shooting from (and same with or alliance partners). We know where to put defense and know where everyone should shoot from to maximize our shooting percentage.

Originally Posted by DELurker

Anything that operates in the 2.4GHz or 5GHz range has historically been forbidden due to the interference possibility with the 2.4GHz and 5GHz field communications. This includes WiFi networking (IEEE 802.11), Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1), ZigBee and associated protocols (IEEE 802.15.4), and any other thing (including 2.4GHz wireless telephones) that operates within the 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum.

Please show me this rule, because the rules I've read have specifically forbidden anything operating in IEEE 802.11 and no rules against 802.15.