[jspatz1]

The discussion seems to be divided into two groups: those who have a fast, high-impact minibot and have experienced first-hand a target not triggering when it clearly should have, and those who do not have this first-hand experience, but speculate on whether the system is or isn't reliable. I put more credence with those with first-hand experience.

Regarding "the bolts"....it seems that they should have been fixed to the lower plate, and moving through the upper plate, so that they move with the lower plate no matter where it is contacted, rather than being fixed to the top plate and protruding through the bottom plate, so that they create 4 areas which block the minibot from triggering. From my understanding of the drawings, this would be an easy change to make.