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Re: teaser of 2502's robot

One other "word of caution" based on seeing several similar shooting/collecting mechanisms in 2014, since you can't shoot with your collector pulled inboard, people will quickly figure out that they can "block" you from shooting simply by pulling up behind you where you wouldn't be able to flip your collector out.

Granted, they would probably be limited to the pinning time limit before having to move away but this would add significant time to every cycle you run.

Not sure if you have any options to allow a shot to be taken without clearing your collector outside your frame perimeter but that might be worth some attention.

Great job though on the machine!
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