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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
Well they don't tell you to build the robots hardy for nothing.
In 2004 I saw robots drop from five feet and still manage to survive and function (after some repair work) one even went as far as the final four after it dropped from the bar. Unless you built your robot out of porcelin I don't think a one foot drop is all that big a deal.
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On Galileo at Nationals during FIRST Frenzy, there was a robot suspended in the air, as high as the bar, 10 feet. The entire robot fell off the bar (yes, it fell all ten feet!), landed on polycarbonate and somehow managed to survive. Teams just have to take careful consideration when designing their robot. If you plan to drive up on any other robot, or lift other robots, you have to take the risk factor into consideration.
Also, I think thats the risk that it takes when deisigning any robot. This is what makes the game more interesting to watch.
