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Re: Is your robot defense ready?

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Originally Posted by magnets View Post
I'm not too concerned about getting pushed around or breaking our attachment, but I'm actually worried about breaking another robot. We've got a big heavy catching thing that expands around our robot that won't break. If we go full speed into a robot's intake, there are several I've seen on here that I'm sure we'll break right off. We're making sure to bring our intake in if it's not in use when we play.
We figured this could be an issue and went with 1/8" - 1"x2" tubing on our collector. Just in case, we made a second one to bring as our withholding allowance. In addition we really worked hard on making our frame and drivetrain very robust. We plan on playing the middle and hitting hard too! And you definitely have to bring in those intakes when not in use..

Good luck to everyone!

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