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Re: String Theory: <G22> at the Championships

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Originally Posted by LightWaves1636 View Post
I like the idea a lot..although if entanglement with just string is an issure, perhaps bike chain...it works just as well...1799 put a length of bike chain on their chassis last year so that their bot would be ground when they drove around..(they had a problem with static electricity building up and than then their bot stalling for no reason.).
Make SURE that ALL the grease is off first if you use that. Something about robots not being allowed to lose lubricant or similar things on the field. (It's one of the first rules in the ROBOT section of the manual.)
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