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Originally Posted by FrankJ
Regards of who inspects your robot. It is your job to make sure it is safe. This means: - making sure anything attached to the rotating bits is well attached and is not going to come off.
- making sure your shooter is not going to come apart from rotational forces or having your frisbee jammed into it.
- Making sure the shooter is well attached and the shafting and bearings are adequate for the job.
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^^^This^^^
A couple of years ago, I leaned over my lawn tractor with the engine running and slipped and caught myself by placing my hand squarely on the spinning debris mesh on the top of the engine. Not fun. I was "single handed" for several weeks after that.
So I would add #4:
4. put some sort of guard over the spinning wheel to protect wayward hands and contain pieces that might come flying off due to failures.