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Re: FRC Game in 2009

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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
Usually when FIRST introduces new technology they expect us to use it.

I guarantee you there will be some mega-bonus for doing something fancy in auton/hybrid with the new controller.
The last change to the controller was 2004 and there was very little autonomous bonus for knocking off the balls on the Tees, all that would happen the balls from above would drop down a few seconds earlier than normal and a 5 pt ball could be put in play (but I never saw it used). Hardly a mega-bonus.

The introduction of the camera in 2005 - upped the ante a bit with the vision tetra - but again, not much advantage and probably the most boring autonomous they've made yet. Only a handful of teams across the nation managed to get the vision tetra, most of the rest of auto-mode capable bots just knocked down the hanging tetra or moved into position. BORING!!

So I'm not predicting a huge mega-bonus for autonomous this year. I think the game will rely heavily on mechanical design and functionality and from the tip on Bill's Blog - the standard frames/bases and drive systems teams are getting used to will most likey need to be modified this year. We've had 4 YEARS of a FLAT FIELD - I bet this year there will be some kind of structure on the field the robots most get over OR get under. Ramp / Stepped Platform / Low Overhead bar or some combination of these. In 2001 they had the teeter totter but on both sides of that they had a 4" high step with a 14" high bar above it. It should be exciting to see what January will bring!!
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