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Re: Lifting Gear Out of Robot

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I expect it to be made illegal, or the Pilots will have to wear gloves. There is a non-zero probability that a robot will yank the post down while being hit by a defender, giving a pilot rope burn.
Also the "post" is actually a spring. So it will be significantly harder to "yank the post down" than you might expect.

I don't see why this would be made illegal. Whether it's a good strategy or not is a different question.
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