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Originally Posted by Vikesrock
Seems to me like it could be a huge entanglement hazard with both mechanisms and wheels of other robots
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I don't see this as a problem. Look the string is just going to be laying on the ground there is no way for you to force it into the wheels of another Robot. The only way it's going to become entangled is if an opposing bot drives over it. In this case they are the ones who started the contact and thus they can't force you to take a penalty.
Its like this your Robot is sitting on the field and another Robot runs into you and breaks because of an entanglement, but then latter you start driving again. You are in no way responsible for the contact and thus can't get a penalty.
I would suggest using something thicker like Rope that has a smooth surface so it doesn't get caught on the walls (that's your biggest problem). Wish we could try this but were not going to Nationals.