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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
Assuming the problem has to do with the time it takes to TRIGGER the field system, not the force exerted, it seems that some means of controlling the deceleration at the time of impact with the TRIGGER plate, might help. Perhaps add a springy finger to the top of your MINIBOT?
Or FIRST should fix their system. Why should the customer fix a part that came to them out of spec? We are paying for something and if FIRST doesn't deliver the onus should be on them to fix the problem, not on us to work around their broken implementation.
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