Scoring Autonomous?

[coldfusion1279]

1279 scored a few times in DC at our regional. Not many teams could do it (only a few). The problem was that we relied on getting near another trailer in order to track it.

Even though we score nearly all the balls that we acquire, we don't start with many balls because our human player is so good. I don't really understand the point of scoring in autonomous.. there isn't really a huge advantage this year since there are no bonus points, and you can unload right at the beginning of the match anyway. I suppose the more you score and the faster you do it, the better, but auto this year is much less crucial it seems.

[nahstobor]

Here is some videos of our robot tracking and setting up in Autonomous mode (Provide by our "bot cam"). For all of these matches we were on the Red alliance tracking the blue trailer. Also we started in the position furthest from our own driver station.

(Quarterfinal Match 1, locked on team 136)

(Semifinal Match 1, locked on team 708)

(Semifinal Match 2, locked on team 708)

(Semifinal Match 3, locked on team 1218) (My favorite one)

EDIT: You only need to watch the first minute to catch the Automode, unless you want to watch the entire match.