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Originally Posted by dlavery
During early testing, I was driving a robot with bumpers attached in exactly the manner you describe (rugged stiff fasteners, robust stanchions about every 12 inches, bumper proud of the robot frame by about three inches). In the very first drive-from-one-end-of-the-field-to-the-other-as-fast-as-you-can test, the bumper broke and splintered upon impact with another robot at the far end. Within just a few minutes, I did it again while pushing the robot around manually, just to see how fast I could push it against wheel slip.
-dave
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And that is why NASA has NEVER let Dave drive Spirit or Opportunity!
Nope... even better... "Well if you drive like THAT no WONDER your other car is on Mars."
Jason