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Unread 10-01-2013, 10:30
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Re: pic: The Cow that Jumped over the moon!

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
The safety issue isn't in the spinning propellors. The safety issue is the vertical sheet (shown as cow print in their CAD picture) preventing the opposing drivers from controlling their robot -- as called out in the blue box beneath R08. I emboldened the appropriate wording above.
Ah. Yes, I wasn't quite sure what that was.

That vertical sheet could be made out of a mesh or something instead. It would still serve the purpose of blocking shots, but not interfere with vision.

On another note: Do you think that the FRC battery will be able to provide enough power to keep the robot flying at acceptable altitudes? If you've ever flown one of those remote control helicopters, you'll notice that as the battery gets drained the helicopter's maximum altitude dramatically falls, and as the battery gets even lower you can no longer gain altitude.

But I think it would be awesome to see a flying FRC robot!
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