Apple Pi with an excellent Strategy

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by topgun

Even then, a defending robot can be under the pyramid with them as long as the defender isn't touching the pyramid or their robot and still block their shots if it comes to that.

Oh, is that all? That's easy.

[Jaxom]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Here is a video of Apple Pi at the Suffield Shakedown.

Very nice.

Originally Posted by MooreteP

It will beat any climbing robot.

Any climbing robot? Including one that does that and climbs, too?

[nikeairmancurry]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Here is a video of Apple Pi at the Suffield Shakedown.
http://youtu.be/xN9IUKN0PBs

Team 2067 from Guilford Connecticut.
They have a nice compact robot design that can also pick up off of the floor.
This is their practice bot and the floor pick up needed work.

Nonetheless, if unmolested, they can score four cycles at 12 points each added to 18 in autonomous. Thats 60 points. We'll see if that can happen as they would be easy to block.

However......
If they get their floor pick up working and it is effective, It will easily get those four if not five cycles.
Since they can sit under their pyramid, you can't defend that.
It will beat any climbing robot.

I think this is one of the top strategies for this game.

This was a strategy we have had planned since week 2. But with a 10 point hang.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

Here is a video of Apple Pi at the Suffield Shakedown.
http://youtu.be/xN9IUKN0PBs

Team 2067 from Guilford Connecticut.
They have a nice compact robot design that can also pick up off of the floor.
This is their practice bot and the floor pick up needed work.

Nonetheless, if unmolested, they can score four cycles at 12 points each added to 18 in autonomous. Thats 60 points. We'll see if that can happen as they would be easy to block.

However......
If they get their floor pick up working and it is effective, It will easily get those four if not five cycles.
Since they can sit under their pyramid, you can't defend that.
It will beat any climbing robot.

I think this is one of the top strategies for this game.

I'm not understanding what goal these are being scored in... If each cylce was 12 points, thats only 48 points not 60.

[cjl2625]

Theres the four 12 point cycles, and also the 18 point autonomous here.
(Actually that would be 66 )

[dodar]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Theres the four 12 point cycles, and also the 18 point autonomous here.
(Actually that would be 66 )

So you guys were shooting 2's?

[cjl2625]

Huh? Those were 3 point shots: 3 points * 4 disks * 4 cycles = 48 teleop points

[dodar]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Huh? Those were 3 point shots: 3 points * 4 disks * 4 cycles = 48 teleop points

Oh, when I was watching the video I only say you guys shooting 3 at the time, must have been like blocked views for the 4th shots. It was a really good showing for you guys.

[MooreteP]

Originally Posted by dodar

I'm not understanding what goal these are being scored in... If each cylce was 12 points, thats only 48 points not 60.

WIth their autonomous 18 points, I meant to say 66 points. My bad.

The tradeoff between scoring discs and climbing will be interesting.
Hanging will take at least 30 seconds, and scoring the colored discs in the goal another 20.
During that time, a shooter could score two cycles worth 24 points, especially if they have floor pickup.

It's going to be an exciting end game.

[Jeffy]

Originally Posted by MooreteP

The tradeoff between scoring discs and climbing will be interesting.
Hanging will take at least 30 seconds, and scoring the colored discs in the goal another 20.
During that time, a shooter could score two cycles worth 24 points, especially if they have floor pickup.

A 30 point climb may take upwards of 30 seconds, even with a very well designed mechanism. (Preparing to eat my words)
But, a 10 point climb can be near instantaneous.
A 20 point climb, I guess we will see.

As is the answer to most problems, the best answer is a balance.

As per two cycles in 30 seconds, dream on. 2067 does cycles at 30 seconds each without any hindrance from defense. Granted, I'm sure they have a plan to speed up this process, but to cut the time in half is a bit optimistic.