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Originally Posted by Team 4264
Forgive our rookieness, as we are clueless.
Are we allowed use wood? Not just for bumpers, but framing, throwing arms, etc.?
Can we use "deer net" as a defense, as it is nearly invisible?
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Wow... rookie teams are into the 4,000 numbers this year. Very cool. And, if you are reading and posting on CD early in the build, I can assure you that you are already amonst some of the less clueless rookies out there. Finding and using CD is a big step forward.
Wood? To see some photos of the way it has been used, go to
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/search/photos and type "wood" or "plywood" into the keywords term. My favorite is
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/35536, but I'm biased.
I'm also unclear on what you mean by using "deer net" as a defense... if you mean using it as a material to prevent objects from intruding upon your robot's inner mechanisms, I'd suggest you consider coroplast (or tenplast), a corrugated plastic available in 4'x8' sheets as an alternative. 1/16" polycarbonate also works well. Even 1/8" doorskin plywood will work fine... but you would have to be careful with netting to ensure it doesn't entangle other robots.
Jason