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FTC - Robot Signals During Autonomous
I know that FTC isn't FRC, but the following Q&A was posted tonight. It directly contradicts a similar FRC Q&A from Aerial Assist:
Q: Hello, We had a question concerning the strategy. Would it be legal to have a sensor on our robot that in autonomous we would show it a card and it would run a certain autonomous program depending on which card we show it. Would this be considered legal since it is still being operated be pre-programmed instructions.
A: No. By signaling to the robot a desired action with a colored card, you are controlling the robot and it is no longer autonomous. It is not making its own decisions, you are deciding for it and communicating the decision with a colored card.
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NC Gears (Newaygo County Geeks Engineering Awesome Robotic Solutions)
FRC 1918 (Competing at St. Joseph and West MI in 2017)
FTC 6043 & 7911
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