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Re: pic: NiagaraFIRST Teaser
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Originally Posted by Joel Glidden
Are those orange objects at the top of the frame - dare I say it - TAPE MEASURES?!
OH NO! It's 2002 all over again
Oh wait, there it is...
<G09> " ... If any part of the ROBOT is touching the carpet, the ROBOT is not considered on the platform."
Phew! Close one!
Say.... what if you blocked your opponent's platform and used a tape measure / tether to make sure your robot couldn't be counted as "on the platform"? 
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Joel's on to something here. New for this year, the teams of NiagaraFIRST will feature a special autonomous position system which consists of the gyro to measure heading, and 4 tape measures which extend out all sides of the robot. Then using 4 independent CMU cams, we read the numbers off the tape measures, accurately acquiring our location on the field. Good catch Joel.
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