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Re: Team 3419 Presents Sir Swervalot

After seeing lots of reveal videos and the palmetto regional, I think it's a lot less than 1%! And I can tell why - making a swerve that can stand up to the rigors of crossing the defenses in this game turned out to be very difficult. Our first model tore itself to pieces after about a half hour of practice time - having everything up on the 8" pneumatic wheels acted as a destructive lever. Our final version seems up to the challenge, though (knock on wood!). In any case, our students are very proud of the bot that they created this year, and are excited about how unique it is.