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[JesseK]

Originally Posted by bowmanb

Our bot can already build a stack of 6 from the load station as fast as our human can feed them. We are definitely NOT an elite team, so I see stacking from the chutes as being a lot faster than this discussion is accounting for. If just one of our partners can handle the RC bins (pick them up, get them noodled and place them on a short stack) then we will be able to use all the bins we can get.

I think the more consistent scenario for this RC-centric strategy is the 5-stack, given the 6 stacks of 5 behind the glass and partners who are more likely to be able to stack on a 5 than they are on a 6.

I can say that reliably controlling a RC by only touching its lowest 6" (for the 6-stack) is pretty tough after the RC is in the air. Doable, but tough. I know that our prototypes have been much more reliable if they're closer to the RC's center of mass, which is about 16" off the ground. It's still early though.