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Re: Demonstration lessons learned/safety

Safety is especially a concern when demonstrating old robots as parts break and fly off more easily. Especially 3D printed parts. For instance, when we were demonstrating our Rebound Rumble bot at a sponsor event, some custom pillow blocks, which were stressed from the previous season, cracked and fell off. Later that same day, the velcro on the radio gave way, the tether caught in the wheel and snapped in seconds. It's also usually a good idea to turn off autonomous before demos, it usually doesn't look good when you have to e-stop it before it runs someone over
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