Robot Classifications

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by gblake

Folks,

Please don't be shy about posting your ideas in this thread - As we update the 5th Gear match simulator (2009 5th Gear thread) for this season we are having to guess at the answers to this exact topic, so that we can give the simulated robots the right capabilities.

Keep tossing out ideas about different robot styles, robot functions or game play strategies so that we can soak them up and give you a better simulator.

Blake

gblake, would it be alright if I PMed you ideas I may not want to put in the thread at this time, but I'm guessing will be competitive?

To contribute, I believe this game will of course be ruled by a team that multi tasks well. However, doing a single task extremely well is often better than doing a multi task in mediocre fashion. I believe there will be robots that primarily shoot, interact with the bar with or without teammates, or push balls. The latter will be useful strategically in the center of the field for ball control, as it's very beneficial to have balls on one end of the field. I can see an alliance of a super shooter, a bar interaction robot with limited shooting, and a robot specializing in ball control winning events.