Can FIRST use this?
This idea just popped into my mind... Not sure how well this will work, but...
How about we convince FIRST to use this at each competition, during inspections, where teams have to put their robot on, run it on a traction tester, and see if it rip off the carpet.
There were quite some confusion on the yahoo board regarding damaging the playing field by damaging carpets... So, why not convince FIRST to adapt your idea, and put a tester at each regional, where teams can only pass inspection if they put the robot on the tester, run it against the wall, and see if it rip apart the carpet.
Not only would this convince teams to test their drive train before competition, it would also motivate teams to use a systematic way to test and improve their drive train. I wonder how well this will work out? Will FIRST have enough resourcse to make it happen at each competition?
How would we suggest this sort of thing to FIRST?
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