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Originally Posted by Cory
Where in the rules does it say that you have to provide a given impulse? All it says is 4 newtons, not 4 newtons for 2 seconds, half a second, etc.
Teams made their minibots to FIRST's rules. They should fix their (still) not fully functional system, or put measures in place to ensure that minibots conforming to their published rules actually get scored.
Instead they just say "our system is perfect, so if you don't trigger it, even if you blast the darn plate off the top of the pole entirely, you still don't get the points". If the system is proven to have any flaws then FIRST ought to recognize that it is possible for mistakes to be made.
Anyone seriously arguing whether a 2.5 lb minibot going 6-10 ft/s will impart 4 N of force or not is just being a FIRST apologist. This is simple physics and some efficiency losses due to friction, etc aren't going to change much.
Perhaps we should take some video of our official competition towers being repeatedly triggered by our minibot to silence the doubters?
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I agree! With all the minibot rules the time to change how the race is drawn and towers triggered is not week 3! I would expect FIRST to do the opposite and put refs in place of the electronic or at least watch.
Grrrr.