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Re: Measuring minbot force

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Originally Posted by Danny Diaz View Post
I was curious, how are teams measuring the amount of force their minibot is exerting on the top of the pole?

-Danny
we hung a weight from the dowel rod down the center of the pole with nothing else attaching the top plate to the pole, if the top plate lifts we knew we hit it with enough force.
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