[Al Skierkiewicz]

Scott,
Yes.
Anyone who does not think high speed collisions are not possible should have been at a friendly scrimmage/practice I attended yesterday. One of the robots had a "software" glitch and drove across the field at full speed into the player station.
Thad, I can assure you that zip ties are not rated for dynamic loads and are known to fracture under a variety of conditions, most of which are present during FRC matches. If you watch the field as closely as some of us, you will have noticed the FTA or FTAA running back to the field box and pulling out ties to replace those broken by robots every day, every event.