What to do when your robot loses Comms

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Originally Posted by Tanis

As a bonus, if you start trying to use the feedback indicators on your robot to help you, you are much more likely to put those indicators (such as the radio and the RSL) where you can actually see them. This in turn makes it much easier for the field staff to see them and help you.

So much this. There were so many times this year when I'd see a robot drop communication, but the radio/roboRIO were hidden deep in the robot such that you couldn't see any of the status lights. The most I can do to help in that situation is shrug and look at it after the match (which is less helpful than being able to watch the lights while the issue is occurring). This seemed be a larger problem this year with the smaller radio and smaller robots, where the electronics were crammed in anywhere they could fit.