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Originally Posted by nnfuller
I have to ask the same question in past years they have disallowed robots which posed a threat to game pieces but this any robot that has a roller/conveyor belt based intake will be a potential hazard.
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In all our testing of intakes, lifts, and shooting mechanisms, we broke one band on one ball.
Until we started human player practice, that is. As soon as we started throwing balls long distances, and people started to kick balls back to the human players, balls started breaking left and right. A ban on kicking was only partially successful, but I think that ban was not well followed.
For repairs, we just cut the seam, taped up the broke part, and pulled the fabric back. We didn't have any noticeable change in ball give or dynamics vs the fully original ones. Easier, cheaper, and faster than installing plastic rivets. (Paul, wanna race?
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Wetzel