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Originally Posted by Herodotus
I'd also like to see bumper's as optional or done away with. Were robots really that badly damaged all of the time before bumpers? Teams just need to build robust robots.
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Yes, some where, I don't have any pictures but if we consider a 120 lb (54 kg) mass moving at 12-15 fps (3.6-4.6 mps) we can find how much energy a single robot has (1/2 *m *v ^2) The numbers aren't small. I recall a couple years ago 68 had their auton reversed and they moved the whole field... These things have a lot of power behind them and can be dangerous.