Duct Tape 2011

[sanddrag]

The "no tape" rule was dumb, but I'd like to see a return of the "no duct tape" rule. It's just a sloppy construction method and makes for a rather poor looking finished product. Thankfully I haven't seen too many teams duct tape their robots together, but it does show up now and then. Remember folks, we're building robots, not duct work systems.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

The "no tape" rule was dumb, but I'd like to see a return of the "no duct tape" rule. It's just a sloppy construction method and makes for a rather poor looking finished product. Thankfully I haven't seen too many teams duct tape their robots together, but it does show up now and then. Remember folks, we're building robots, not duct work systems.

It would probably work for a team like the Duct Tape Bandits to fit their look but yeah slapping duct tape on the robot isn't really all that professional to be honest.

[Matt C]

Nothing says poor quality like a wrinkle in duct tape.

[Chris is me]

If we're concerned about making robots look better designed, I think there are a lot more productive ways to do that than banning duct tape. How about expanding engineering support and/or funding?

I really think a duct tape ban would be a "band aid" solution to a very large problem.