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Re: Velcro tread

We actually have two drop down traction wheels on our robot that are treaded with Velcro (we ran mecanum until offseason so we had them for pushing). We had no problems all year with inspectors based on the rules you provided. I wouldn't say they were better than any other tread when it came to driving, but once we had them down on the floor it was pretty hard to move us.
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