Last call for bold predictions before competition begins!

[Bluman56]

Originally Posted by lethc

How do you expect 3 separate robots to efficiently score from the batter? That seems like a nightmare even without a defender. If you add a defender into the mix (which I think we'll see in nearly all eliminations matchups) the scoring will become abysmal.

Easy, same way that 2/3 bots used the position under the pyramid facing the center high goal in 2013.

[Bluman56]

To clarify, I mean up the batter against the castle wall as a hard stop, not just getting close to the batter and shooting.

[Mitchell1714]

The world champion alliance will not have a high goal shooting robot. ALSO, they will have their division's best robot at playing defense on the opposing alliance.

[The other Gabe]

there will be at least one time during Einstein play where a robot will become stuck underneath the low bar, or flip itself attempting to traverse one of the other outer works

[Shrub]

I will singlehandedly win Champs.

[MJman]

Inter-match setup time will be ages, and the regionals will mostly be behind schedule.

[Boltman]

I predict...

Some team will have figured out how to scale (by having their bumpers above low goal) without the use of any hook/claw/harpoon or winch and somehow levitate from the batter up while barley touching the bar above with some very light extension

[Segev Huly]

I predict that winning alliances will have to contain robots which able to shoot above defenders / be fast enough to shot while avoiding defenders.

[Hitchhiker 42]

Originally Posted by Jaci

The Portcullis will quickly become the most popular defence to be chosen by alliances and audiences alike.

Change that to sally port - makes it harder!

[howellroy]

Why?

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by Bluman56

The #1 seed at every event will be a low bar bot.

This.

[churley]

Originally Posted by Poseidon5817

This.

Why, with almost everyone (on CD) at least claiming that they can go under the low bar the value of it had dramatically dropped, at least in my opinion. My bold prediction is that only half to 3/4 of the robots on Einstein will be low bar bots.

[Procolsaurus]

There will be teams on Einstein that score their only boulder during autonomous.

[piersklein]

I predict there will be no catapults on the winning alliance on Einstein, and that that alliance will have a dedicated defensive robot.

[thomasweese]

I predict

There will be one rookie team on the championship alliance. All three teams will be from the Silicon Valley Regional, all will be able to tackle the low bar, and two of the teams will be extremely consistent shooters. The third team will be a support robot with the ability to swiftly and effectively collect balls to make sure the shooters have ammunition.