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Originally Posted by AlecMataloni
...But honestly, I don't think anyone's claw took as much of a beating as 469's did. Their lift slamming that thing on the ground coupled with their aggressive defense put their arm through the ringer. I believe it actually shattered during IRI.
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I've seen their claw shatter at least once per tournament (and I've watched them at 6 in-season and off-season tournaments). They usually have around 6 spares with them, and usually fix it often.
As to design, many teams have a vertical elevator, short arm, and roller claw used by us, and teams such as 254 and 111. Note that all of these robots have a vertical elevator, short arm, and pneumatic-release roller claw, and all were developed independently, which tells me that it is likely very close to the optimal solution.