Legality of CMUCam use

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Pavan

During autonomous the balls will be placed randomly. For extra points you can bump those, so if you have a camera it makes figuring out which spot the ball is on easier so your autonomous can be fool proof.

The only problem I see would be a confusion on the robot's part. Let's say you're on the red alliance, and therefore, tracking a red ball.

Team #EleventyBillion's spirit section is going NUTS in the stands in their vibrant red shirts. Oops.

Or maybe a FIRST Ambassador is watching the game excitedly, a little too close to the field. Oops.

Or even something like the flags or another team's bumpers. Oops again!

If you were tracking a real light (ex: all hail the magic green light box) then it's a little different, as there weren't many lime green illuminated things near the field. The only thing that could've messed you up is MOE!

I think there are just too many other red or blue things that could distract the camera. If you can do it 100% percent all the time, then more power to you. Just seems like a bit of a time-sucker for me. I know I need all the time I can get this season!