Loose Balls

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

I voted somewhat important.

I say one robot per alliance needs to pick up from the floor. So 1 in 3 need to pick up from the floor ... we will just not be that 1. So all of you that think it is important, I thank-you in advance if you are our partners.

*Note to self* Design awesome ball picker-upper, make it to the championships, and end up in the same division as the ThunderChickens. *end note*

I think that there will be lots of balls on the floor, especially at the regionals. I'm going to assume that 1/2 of the robots at a given first week regional (which my team goes to) will be able to shoot. At a fifty team regional I'd say that there will be 2 robots that can shoot 7/8 of the balls they shoot, 8 that can make 1/2 of the balls they shoot, and 15 teams that have a 1/4 accuracy. In a match with the 2 great shooters and 2 medium shooters, that's 25 balls on the ground in a match. Picking up balls will be extremely important. If 1 robot per alliance can pick them up and transfer them to an open hopper quickly, as Paul suggested, I would say your okay, but that brings up the question, if they can hold up your ball collector, can they starve you of balls?