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Re: What really would have helped in finals is.......
Posted by Chris Orimoto at 04/10/2001 9:16 PM EST
Student on team #368, Kika Mana, from McKinley High School and Nasa Ames/Hawaiian Electric/Weinberg Foundation.
In Reply to: What really would have helped in finals is.......
Posted by Anthony S. on 04/10/2001 8:51 PM EST:
I COMPLETELY agree with you. Eveyone this year seemed to simply declare the stretcher as "too difficult" and "not worth the effort". However that is primarily because no one has seen it used effectively. I personally believe that, with a "decent puller" the stretcher is like an extra 10 points on the field. Yes, it is a difficult task, but there ARE robots out there that could do it.
I remember in San Jose, teams were very reluctant to using the stretcher. In fact there were only two robots that could pull it effectively (with us being one). We were able to pull the stretcher effectively in one match, but we also failed in another (due to a careless inspection error regarding drill clutches...) We tried to advertise the ability through a video at our pit, in which we were pulling humans on the stretcher over our practice bridge. Still, it was rarely allowed. All in all though, I think the stretcher was probably the most overlooked aspect of this year's game and should've been used more effectively.
Maybe if that rumor was true and FIRST did actually change it to 20 pts...then teams may have considered it a bit more...
Just my personal thoughts...
Chris, #368
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