[Brandon Holley]

I am glad to see that our frame is causing so much controversy. Just to reiterate..it is a frame, not BUMPERS. Also, I would like to personally thank everyone who has stuck up for us in the onslaught of words that have been thrown against this robot.

Our purpose in this design is to keep OUR robot from being pushed or shoved while we are capping a goal/picking up a tetra/ doing any thing to help our alliance win the match. I see for a few people who have posted that they are concerned about us flipping robots left and right, or lifting up their wheels. "Inhibiting motion" as some have called it. I assure to you our goal is NOT IN ANY MANNER to tip an opposing robot or to "inhibit them". I also offer this counterexample...If a robot is in front of you NOT PINNING you, just keeping you from going to the other side of the field, is that inhibiting your motion. It certainly is limiting it. They do not need to pin you against a field element, they are just getting in your way. We dont plan on lifting up a robot off the ground, and holding them there so they cannot move.

To any other doubters out there, if you could look further into our design. There is .5" + of flat before you get to any part of the wedge. The only way a robot is going to flip over against us, is if they decide to (to quote Cory's example) hit us going 10 fps, which probably isn't smart against any kind of robot...or if we push them for a good 4-5 seconds.

And just one more comment, which is purely my own 2 cents...If our wedge is scaring you that much, maybe our design is working. If that couple pounds of aluminum wrapped around the outside of our robot is causing some people to sweat so much, I think that half our battle is already won. Thanks again to the people who have stood up for us, not only as being legal, but not bashing our design. I think the people who are doubting us, will be pretty shaken when they see the amount of robots that will have some kind of wedge on them. Good luck everybody!