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Re: This is a brutal game.
I agree.. it is too rough this year, with too few penalties. We didnt use bumpers @ GLR, because we wanted to get up the ramp, we are considering making them for waterloo though because their is oviously too many "battle bots" out there this year. especially if your wheel breaks due to being rammed SIDEWAYS up the platform and left to fall down on your side.

last year, the weight limit was great, but i think it should differ each year. it is too hard to build a robust robot that can take the punches (this year) with the complexity of this years game (if your robot is multi-function). We swiss cheesed what we could, drilled out gears, and used thinner walled aluminum, only 2 drive motors, and we are 119/120 lbs.
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