No-show teams and trailers

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Here is a fun twist to the placebo idea: Autonomous Placebo Bot . Its simple just:

1. Just make a kit bot
2. Give it a crazy dead reckoning auto routine that runs for the whole 2:15 match.
3. Hook the no show trailer up to it and GO!

It is not a huge disadvantage because at least the bot moves.
It is not an advantage (incentive to no-show) because they don't get to drive it.
It could be pretty fun. The auto code could be written by someone interesting (Imagine what crazy things Dave might program it to do). Or maybe the other members of the alliance could program it.

With a 40lb spare parts rule this year, a team could litterally make a (albeit small) placebo bot & bring it to competitions to run in case their original bot fails on them.
Could be an interesting interpretation of the rules, & it would save your butt!
(That whole... One team only competing with one robot rule/assumption could be interesting to debate though. )

Or what about a random substitution?
I know I'm asking the match list software to show it's power with that one now, but it could work.
It will be done at mini comps, that's for sure.
We had the little Speed Racer come in & substitute for multiple teams multiple times last year at BattleCry (& Bear Brawl too I think) when the original team couldn't show up.
How much did Speed Racer weigh again? Around 40 lbs???