Yeah, looking at the robot this year and previous years, Cornell has always had the upper hand in mechanical advantage. I hope you guys do well. I checked out the website for Padua and Robocup.org but I didn't see any webcasts. Are there going to be any of the competition?
Oh yeah, and that looking for black material reminds me of NYC regional in 2002 when we had to get pain for the gripper arms

That was painful.
Good luck.
[PS, Independence Day here if you've already forgotten... go set off some fireworks, Pat.]