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Unread 14-03-2016, 16:07
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FRC #0008 (Paly Robotics)
Team Role: Animator
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Rookie Year: 2014
Location: Palo Alto
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Re: Request: Picture from camera on pole in driverstation

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Originally Posted by jvriezen View Post
Are these poles being used telescoping or sectional? If not how are you storing them in your pit, which is restricted to 10' high and typically 10'x10' of floor space? (they need to be in the pits for inspection at least.) And if you get sway or get hit with a boulder, do you exceed the 60"x 14" rule ? Should that matter ? What if they are swaying forward into the field above the courtyard ? What should happen if a boulder hits one, and is deflected into a goal?
Quite a few of the poles (at least at CVR) were of the telescoping variety. After the first day of matches, quite a few teams had run out and bought a telescoping pole from Home Depot.
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