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Re: Tips from a veteran Robot Inspector
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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges View Post
10) Battery securely contained in robot. I have seen too many robots, during a match, dragging their battery.
Thirded with emphasis. Also, anything that's elastic doesn't count as secure. We lost the '07 Great Lakes Regional for 1114 because I assumed another mentor purchased a proper battery strap and it turned out to be elastic. After technical difficulties in Semi 1, we went out in Semi 2 without a bumper that covered our battery. All that was holding the battery in was this elastic strap. Someone hit us hard enough to rocket our battery out of the robot and there goes what should have been an epic trophy for my team.
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