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Re: Attempting the Bonus Round

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Originally Posted by antoineft View Post
One thing I'm wondering is how secure the tower is? If you hang 3 robots off one side of the tower (approx. 450 lbs) will the tower hold up or tip over? I'm pretty sure they never lag anything to the floor at first events right?
It's probably going to be velcroed down like the rest of the field. That's industrial-strength velcro, too. There's also some form of cable running back to the player station, along with the ball return. I don't think that tower's going much of anywhere...
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