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Re: Defense robot idea

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Originally Posted by Brian Michell View Post
Our team is thinking about ways to be a defending robot and we thought about using a large fan that we could use to blow flying boulders off its intended trajectory.

Is this legal? We have found no rule outlawing it, but we are not sure. Is this something we should be asking on the Q&A section?
There are no rules prohibiting it. However, you'll need to be careful about safety.


Also, there have been studies in the past that indicate that it probably won't be as effective as you might think.
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