10-07-2008, 23:53
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,934
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Re: [FTC]: Team Unlimited's Visit at FIRST HQ
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Originally Posted by gdo
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Q: Has the strength of the connection between the metal and Lego components been improved? Several teams expressed concern about this after collisions that caused the Lego components to fall off.
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A: These connection points have not been altered since the demo exhibition. (NOTE: On the robot we were shown, the connections did not seem to been weak at all). |
The interface between the aluminum and the LEGO parts uses screws - It ain't going to slip apart.
HOWEVER, designers will have to remember that the interfaces between LEGO parts and other LEGO parts are frequently held together by nothing more than a little friction. For that reason the LEGO appendages tended to fall off of those LEGO parts that were screwed into the aluminum framing.
Blake
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