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Originally Posted by EricH
What I would suggest would be something that can work with the same general type of motion as the defense that is being replaced.
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This is exactly what I was thinking as I skimmed thought some of the more plausible ideas.
Ideally, the portcullis would simply be replaced with a safer version of itself as to not disadvantage teams that specially built mechanisms for crossing that particular defense.
Don't get me wrong, some of these new ideas are really cool, but they may upset teams that are suddenly unable to cross a one less defense than they could during regular competition.
Many portcullis and cheval de frise manipulators are two articulated wedges that simply push up the gate as the robot crosses.
While I recognize that this thread was not limited to replacements for the portcullis, it would likely create the most problems of any of the defenses if it was removed. (seeing that the drawbridge was almost never played in the higher level of competition, and the sally port can easily be breached using the spin maneuver.)