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Do you think a practice robot is needed to compete?

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We need it to be competitive so we build it.		242	74.69%
We build it for fun just because we can.		9	2.78%
We don't need it.		22	6.79%
We can not afford it anyway.		51	15.74%
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11-19-2015, 10:05 PM

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Re: Do you think a practice robot is needed to compete?

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Originally Posted by Jared Russell

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For all possible definitions of "compete" and "competitive", a practice bot is likely to have a high ROI.

Just beware that the Investment might be a big step up from not having a practice bot. Not so much in money, but in time, and mostly in management. Having two robots that are different can be a detriment....it seems to take some teams a few seasons to really be able to take advantage of a practice bot.

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