Possition A vs. B

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Posted by Daniel.

Coach on team BORG (Berkeley Operational Robotics Group) from Berkeley High School sponsored by (working on the sponsor, too).

Posted on 1/12/2000 1:23 AM MST



When you find out who your alliance partiner is, do you get to chose which of the two possitions each team takes within your alliance? I think this is pretty vital to whatever particular strategy you intend to use in a match. I think there's no reason why this freedom shouldn't be granted and it allows for more strategic variations. I'd hate to see robots have to cross in front of each other because they were confined to the wrong position. Maybe I just missed this in the rules?

What do you guys think?

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Posted by Jon.

Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Posted on 1/12/2000 9:24 AM MST


In Reply to: Possition A vs. B posted by Daniel on 1/12/2000 1:23 AM MST:



: When you find out who your alliance partiner is, do you get to chose which of the two possitions each team takes within your alliance? I think this is pretty vital to whatever particular strategy you intend to use in a match. I think there's no reason why this freedom shouldn't be granted and it allows for more strategic variations. I'd hate to see robots have to cross in front of each other because they were confined to the wrong position. Maybe I just missed this in the rules?

: What do you guys think?

>I'm curious as well... this is what the rules -say-

GM3. At least 2 minutes prior to the start of each qualification match, teams will be randomly assigned to alliances and given a unique color by FIRST. This color will be used to determine the placement of the alliances’ robots, human players, robot operators & coaches around the playing field.

It doesn't say about who takes left and who takes right... curiouser and curiouser...