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Unread 12-08-2002, 13:07
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Originally posted by Gui Cavalcanti


Somebody did. In 2001 (I think Adam knows this story better than I) they only used Lexan as a building material. They made 1/4" lexan angle, lexan sidepanels, and everything like that. No structural steel or aluminum at all.

It was pretty cool looking
Yeah, but in 2001, you could get away with that. The structural concerns were not as great when you knew you weren't going to be in contact with opposing bots.
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