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Originally posted by Paul Copioli
As always, team 68 has done an outstanding job! I come from a team where we take a very strict interpretation of the rules, so I have a few questions/comments:
1. Is there a non-metal/hard plastic material on the bottom of the outrigger legs? I am assuming those legs touch the carpet.
2. Are the outriggers inteded to push against the floor as to transfer weight to the outriggers?
3. If your answer to 2 is not yes, then it looks to me as if you are using the midfield barrier to gain an advantage. The rules referenced earlier in this post seem to address that issue.
As far as the pinning goes, I would be VERY suprised if a team got DQ'd for pinning you if your outriggers are reacting with the midfield barrier. Team 217's interpretation of the rule is that the midfield pipes are there to make it harder to cross the field. Any other use of the barrier is probably illegal.
The argument that you're not touching the barrier until someone pushes you is a pretty weak claim, because it is clear to me that you are straddling the midfield bar for a specific purpose.
Of course, please ignore number 3 if your answer to #2 is yes.
For what it's worth, I think you have an amazing design.
-Paul
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We can create a downward force on the arms. This will allow us additional traction. As far as weight transfer goes... yes there will be "weight transfer".
There is a specially designed traction material that will be attached to the bottom of each of the legs.