[Dan Zollman]

I can't really find anything about Alumalite used for something other than signs. Since it would be used in big sheets outdoors, it must be made to hold up against wind and rain. But doesn't that mean that bending isn't the force it needs to resist, since wind and rain probably hits the sign evenly? In addition, signs can have a lot of framing and support behind the surface, so it would probably have short distances between supports.
Impact is probably the only thing it's designed to resist, while I don't think it would work for a robot like 1712's since we need to save weight with as great a distance between supports as possible.

I could be wrong about all of that, but I'm just trying to figure this out. It just doesn't seem to me that Alumalite is the right kind of material for a platform/ramp surface.