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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Robots got 50 points from hanging from the bar. 237's design was unique that year. The only other robot that had a similar design was 868. They would sheath the bar keeping robots from being able to latch onto the bar.
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190's flaps (visible at the end of the video as they come up onto the bar) served a similar purpose. Ditto for 330's Lexan shield (a late addition, after we lost a regional due to someone hanging off of our robot--plate of Lexan mounted to the base of the arm).
I don't think the rest of the bar-blockers (there were a few more that tried that stunt) had any similar provision--they might've, but tended to rely on getting sideways to block someone from hooking on. I could be wrong about that.
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