[Molten]

There is alot more to defense other then just getting in the way. In 2007 we did well due to a form of defense most didn't consider. Our arm could go up, but not down. It couldn't score because of this issue. However, we could knock pieces out of many robots arms by adding a bit of weight to the end of our arm. It wasn't nearly enough to do any actual damage to a robot, but knocked innertubes out of the best of manipulators. By the time the team picked up another tube, we'd knock it out again before they could score. There are ways around this sort of defense, but it is definitely a surprisingly effective method. Also, every good defense team knows that it comes right down to it pinning isn't the only way to control a robot. Push the corners to keep them turned and out of control of their own bot. I've seen a driver keep 3 bots in a corner without pinning any of them with this simple maneuver.

If your thinking about doing defense, you should do it right. A kitbot doesn't make for a solid defense.