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Originally Posted by Jared341
Like many others, I watched the Premier Night videos for dozens of teams and came away with three observations.
1) Team 1986 has built a heck of a robot
3) Some of these teams get an ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS amount of zip on their shots
Within hours of kickoff I said I wouldn't be surprised if FIRST instituted a maximum velocity limit in a Team Update. At this point, I am surprised that they still haven't. It is certainly possible to build a full court shooter (and practice safe testing techniques) that minimize the risk of someone losing their teeth. But I have seen many, many teams come very close to major accidents in the past with far less dangerous mechanisms.
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Emphasis mine. I was at the Georgia FIRST Scrimmage, and some of the speeds that the teams were shooting out at were insane. It was like they built their shooters to chuck the discs across a football field. Even for cross court shots, they velocities don't need to be that high. I sincerely hope during inspection that unsafe wheeled shooter designs are caught and made safe. If there's an extremely loud *thunk* that can be heard outside of the shop, that's not good.
Also shout out to 1986 and their amazing robot
