Next Year's Game?

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by 1086VEX

what if they set it up so you couldnt actually see the field and you used the camera to see where you're driving? it would be an interesting challenge and something that FIRST hasnt done before.

This is a fun idea. Bring full teleoperation to the competition -- control delay built in, operators have limited vision, and random changes are made to the environment. For example, have opaque control stations and a field that contains field elements that are moved around randomly just before the match starts. Almost any game could work, but I think something skilled and intricate (Triple Play) would be better than a skill and volume game (Aim High, Lunacy).

Having a control delay built in, especially a variable control delay, would put a premium on autonomous robot routines outside the autonomous period. It would also take sensor use to a new level. Interesting approach.