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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by wireties View Post
And I think that minibots reversing direction too quickly may play a bigger role that we think.
That's a great point. Our minibot just turns off when it hits the top. (And usually comes back down because of the impact with the plate -- meaning that the plate is providing the impulse to reverse the momentum). If some teams are actually reversing their wheel direction before the impact is finished, this could have a dramatic effect on the overall force (and the maximum force) with which they are hitting the plate.
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