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Originally Posted by redsox11
We are planning on using a bungee-like material such as surgical tubing to tension a catapult to shoot the ball. Is there a rule about needing a way to safely and slowly release the energy in the bungee once the robot is disconnected and off? I was unable to find one in the manual, but I may have missed it or was not looking in the right place. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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This will largely be a determination by the event inspectors. Personally, I'd want to take a long hard look at how the team plans to safely move a robot on or off the field with tensioned springs.
Aside from safe release of stored energy, consider the safe retention of stored energy. For a variety of reasons you may find it necessary to charge the mechanism while people are near the robot or for extend periods of testing. Consider how you can prevent the device from accidentally actuating and what the ramifications would be if it did.
This might be, for instance, a pin that can be placed on the robot that would lock the shooter in place.