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Re: Wood vs. Steel Barrier

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Originally Posted by slijin View Post
Could you please clarify what you mean?

My reading of your post is that driving on metal was significantly harder than wood, which is irrelevant given the lexan surface of the bridge.
The bump is made out of sheet steel bent on a break, so the corners are a radius on the edges. giving that some robots may not be able to grip smooth corners