Editing 1994 (section)

===Game strategy===

Scoring first was almost always advantageous and nearly every team focused on scoring balls in the high goal because of the point differential and potential abilities of the robots. Successful robots were able to intake and then score six balls at a time, allowing a theoretical perfect score after two cycles, one for each cluster of balls. Bucket dumper robots would collect as many of their balls as possible into a large bin which would then be lifted and tipped into the high portion of the goal. Catapults were also a fairly effective method of scoring high, especially consistent ones like National champion [[frc144|team 144]]'s Sunny Delight. Intake systems varied with rolling grabber intakes being fairly common as well as a track or tunnel directing balls to the shooter, dumper, or lifter.

Robots also had to contend with hopping the short curb surrounding the 8 foot wide hexagon in the center of the field. Some robots scored from right against the curb while others had large wheels to drive right over it. Other robots bounced over the curb, occasionally dislodging balls from their machine.

<gallery perrow=4 heights=250px widths=270px>
File:45942 - 1994 1994cmp frc144 match robot.gif|[[frc144|Team 144]] launching balls in finals match one at the [[1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]] [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45942]
File:45939 - 1994 1994cmp frc-105 match robot.gif|[[frc-105|Team -105]] picks up a cluster of balls in finals match one at the [[1994 FIRST Robotics Competition]] [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/45942]
File:46013 - 1994 1994cmp frc191 match robot tagme.gif|[[frc191|Team 191]] extends upwards and scores [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/46013]
File:2682 - 1994 1994cmp frc-51 frc-98 frc213 frc811 match robot.jpg|[[frc-51|Team -51]] extending to score from the goal curb while [[frc-98|team -98]] scores from within  [https://www.frcarchive.com/index.php?q=post/view/2682]
</gallery>