Car Nack Predicts 2010-1

[Al Skierkiewicz]

I think everyone needs to estimate the length of time it will take to hang three robots. The risk of a loss becomes too great while the other team is scoring while you are doing neither scoring or defending. I would love to see it but I don't think I will.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

.. The risk of a loss becomes too great while the other team is scoring while you are doing neither scoring or defending. I would love to see it but I don't think I will.

I agree with this if all three bots try to hang early; yet a graduated approach to hanging may provide more options that mitigate the risk. In any case, it will be a game-time decision.

[IKE]

I really hope to see an 8pt hang in week1.

Note I said "hope":, and not "expect"...

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jesse,
As Car Nack has predicted (and I concur) the first robot up may take between 10 and 15 seconds to hang. Even if the other robots were able to hang in the same length of time you can figure at least another 20-30 seconds for that and perhaps longer. So that takes the first robot out of the game after 75-90 seconds of play. I would think that three robots ought to be able to score 8 points in that same length of time, while defending against the opposing alliance at least part of that time.
I do not want to second guess the great one but I suspect the "revision" would be a multiplier for each rather than singular points.