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Re: Polycarbonate vs. Aluminum
In contrast to RoboChair...
Our 2014 robot used 1/4in aluminum plate for its intake and we had zero issues with it all season. We too got our intake caught up in other robots that year and never broke it. The air cylinders used to deploy them were about the smallest air cylinders we could use, so they collapsed neatly when hit. And we got hit a lot when opening up to catch a ball.
It doesn't matter what material you pick, it matters how you execute your design.
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Last edited by JamesCH95 : 30-01-2017 at 21:09.
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