[Official 2008 Game Design] OK, so YOU design the 2008 game...

[tubeheaD37]

As a programmer, I would like to see some integration of sensors into the field for all to use. The idea that especially strikes my fancy is that of placing radio receivers on the corners of the field and allowing access to the information they give about the distance to the receivers on the robots. This way we could triangulate and keep a tab on the locations of all of the robots on the field, greatly expanding the possibilities for autonomous mode. A more ambitious model for this would include radio signatures for the game pieces as well. Using this method, an atonomous mode of 50% of the game could easily be conceived, moving the FIRST Communities challenges closer to those of the industry. Granted, this is a huge shift from the usual FRC position of hands off of other team's radio signals, but the advantages would be very lucrative from my point of view.