Why I think having no defense was a great idea

[WillNess]

Originally Posted by BariSaxGuy

yet were told to just stay out of the way.

In Arizona West there was a team who had a robot that was a box bot, with an arm that would pick up noodles. That was it, and it rarely worked. When we were on an alliance that's basically what we had to do.

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by WillNess

In Arizona West there was a team who had a robot that was a box bot, with an arm that would pick up noodles. That was it, and it rarely worked. When we were on an alliance that's basically what we had to do.

Obviously I can't speak for your team or for the noodle bot team, but I think there is a difference between a team that comes onto the field and essentially says "Ok, we know our robot doesn't do much, but we'll do our best and help out however we can", versus you telling them "just stay out of our way". One would hope that each team would be capable of judging how best they can help, even if the best thing to do is park in a corner.

My team can say "been there, done that". We went to our first regional with a lift that kept malfunctioning. In this year's game, if you can't pick up a tote or can, you literally can't do anything useful.