Thread: Structural Foam used in 1993 FIRST competition
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Re: Structural Foam used in 1993 FIRST competition
This foam WAS a great material but probably not for robots used in FIRST.

It was light and pretty tough but it really didn't like impact loads.

We used it on our arm in 1997. It was the best choice given the legal material selections available that year, but it was a constant source of worry and concern.

I think it totally exploded a round in NJ. I was not there, but the movie is impressive. We were fighting for position over the goal with another robot and then BAM! Catastrophic Failure and a shower of white foam rained down on the field. There is probably some pictures in the ChiefDelphi archive somewhere of that event. It was a spectacular failure.

At least it glued well ;-)

Bottom line: I was glad that it was taken out of the kit.

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