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Unread 14-03-2011, 21:40
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Re: Robots arm outside of the bumper

At Waterford, our robot took some abuse from defensive robots on Saturday. Our claw took a few big hits from other robots and also from the pegs. Luckily, our latest claw iteration is more robust than we thought. No penalties were called on teams that hit our claw, whether they were hitting us purposely or accidentally. Basically, make sure your end effector can take the abuse and/or drive cautiously. Our chassis driver started driving more cautiously when other robots got in our face and I would retract our arm as often as I could.
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