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Originally Posted by logank013
Has a can launching into the stands ever been a concern? (This is a sincere question. I can't be at every event so I'm just curious.
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The danger he's referring to is the stored energy in most canburglars. If something breaks, that 200mph aluminum spear has no qualms about going straight through you. Even with multiple failsafes there are still opportunities for things to go wrong, particularly when teams are tensioning their mechanisms or when they remove the safeties after lining up the robot on the field.
It's especially dangerous when you're testing the mechanism. Making an error in the autonomous code could mean your robot spinning around before firing it's mechanism. I don't think any team has, or will ever go an entire season without making a mistake in auto. A mistake during auto this year could cost you more than just points.