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Originally Posted by Tom Ore
I share your concern for safety. These disk will be flying at high speeds and the rules have no direct limit on it. (I guess the inspectors can deem a robot unsafe.) I also wondered about the practice fields - do they all have netting and are people going to be kept back from them? Are belays required for getting robots down from the practice towers?
The high speed spinning wheels could pose a hazard as well - with maybe 1,500 or 2,000 robots having high speed spinning wheels will every one survive the season without a single wheel coming apart at some point. That's one of the main reasons our robot looks like it does. We do a lot of off-season demos with kids packed in near the robot rather closely. |
The Practice fields are like saloons in the Wild West. I'm amazed there aren't fist fights breaking out. Teams crowd the field and overstay their time limit to make sure their robot is working to their satisfaction not caring one bit about the other teams at the event and certainly not heeding the poor overwhelmed volunteer any mind. It's like they left their GP back in the pit. This year I fear it will be a red zone for potential injures.