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Our curtain is made of black 1000 Denier Cordura Plus bumper fabric at home, aka stuff that doesn't rip. I feel using that, along with holding teams more accountable for field damage, would have been a far superior solution. |
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Forget those guys though. /sarcasm |
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If a HP bowled it just right, so that the boulder hopped at the berm and vaulted over the low bar (which we have done in practice), there would be no penalty.
If a HP bowled it just right, so that the boulder struck the corner of the low bar fabric and snuck under (which we have done in practice), there would be no penalty. Now, if the HP accidentally throws a bit too hard and it rolls through, instant foul. Because the field was faulty. Not cool. |
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If teams end up eating the flaps, judging by CD threads in recent days, I don't think teams will have any problems complaining to the Refs, FTAs, LRIs, etc. about it....
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I can understand being resigned to the necessity of seriously changing the obstacle, but there's really no way I can be a fan of it. Seeing it as a positive change suggests that the GDC should change game fundamentals more often as a way to keep teams on their toes or something. Quote:
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Timeout changes are still vague. Your robot can be staged on the field at the end of the time out and team members can still have their hands in the robot with 10 bolts still left to tighten.
I understand the intent, I know most people don't want to be the bad guy and say your robot can't play. But where do you draw the line? Timeouts stress volunteers out more than anybody else because its a long day that is just creeping along, and we are tired and we still need to breakdown the field and load it into a truck/trailer/pod. This game is hard on robots, time outs are going to be used a lot. Is there a better way? |
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A very significant parameter has been changed without giving teams proper, if any for those of us without practice bots, time to change their designs. As an engineering student, I have gone through significant classes about design in regards to proper client and manufacturer relations, and how issues like this are handled in the real world. I assure you this is not of the norm, and that professional engineers would agree. |
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