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Originally Posted by DareDad
The Portcullis is gone. I offered up a manipulation defense that it functionally similar to the portcullis.
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I would argue that your suggested defense is not functionally the same as the portcullis, because of the reason I stated in my post. Some robots might be able to use the exact same mechanism on your defense, or a very similar one, but not all of them.
I'm not saying the chain is a bad idea. I actually think that, if we are considering all ideas for portcullis replacements (similar or not), it would be a good challenge. I'm just saying that it is not functionally the exact same, and if we are looking for an exact (but safer) replacement that would not require any existing portcullis-capable robots to change their design, that's not it.
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Originally Posted by DareDad
What do you suggest? What are you willing to build in your garage to bring to off season events?
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Honestly, I don't have a suggestion right now. I'm glad that nobody else will end up being hurt by a portcullis, and for that reason I will be accepting of whatever replaces it.
I think that some of the ideas presented in this thread are good (I particularly like the "rolling log" ones). If I had a garage and the equipment to do so, I would very gladly take the time to build any one of these ideas.