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Re: Various surfaces

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Originally posted by Andy Baker
Another thought -

Consider a field with multiple surfaces. If this thought was applied to this year's field, it could be like this:

Robot Starting Zone: PVC plastic interlocking tiles
Goal Scoring zones: 1/4" thick aluminum sheet (or that fake ice material)
Middle zone: Rubber sheet (or "Sport Court" - like stuff)

That would definitely be interesting. The name of the game could be "Traction Action".

Andy B.
On that note...y not recycle? For example I’m sure many teams have seen in the past how much saw dust is left over after or during the season, so why not make a part of the playing field out of sawdust (this is only an idea, please do not use this.... picture robots and saw dust)

With that said picture the possibilities for the field, and there would be no need to spend extra money on playing field hazards because they would be a bi product of the playing pieces.
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