[jvriezen]

Seems like an upper surface on your robot made of memory foam to reduce bouncing, contoured and sloped such that balls hitting the foam will tend to land in front of the robot would be a good idea.

Since the robot is encouraged to be designed to not unintentionally carry balls, you have to have some sort of sloping top, might as well make it slope in your favor, and construct it of material in your favor.

Or is this going to violate the rules?