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Unread 22-01-2004, 19:47
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Re: What do you think of a wedge

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Originally Posted by Ben Mitchell
At the same time - why would any robot need to be made to be shaped like an angle?

A number of teams from my own experiences have made wedge like designs, and unintentionally flip teams or carry the risk of flipping them.
If my robot is shaped like a giant wedge, and I am minding my own business picking up balls... and your robot decides to attack me for defensive reasons... you are going to have a hard time pushing me around. You are at risk of flipping yourself.

It's not the wedge itself that is ungracious... sometimes they are just used ungraciously. *Shrug* When I reffed last year, I would warn teams that I felt were playing "rougher" than they should. In most cases, this put a stop to it.

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