Thread: Springs?? (10 lbs. at 22 ft/s)
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Unread 15-01-2008, 23:46
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Re: Springs?? (10 lbs. at 22 ft/s)
The energy to launch a ball is lot. I'm concerned with having that much energy stored in a mechanism on a robot. If the release mechanism fails and the energy can not be released by remote means how is a team going to defuse the bomb. What happens if the device is cocked with out a ball and it is accidentally released. What if a small object like a bolt was on it when it was accidentally released or a hand was in the way. This seams like a risky path for teams to take. Think long and hard before going down it. Because something can be done does not mean it should be done.