Team update 3/6/2012

[martin417]

Originally Posted by Retired Starman

...This will help some, but the polycarbonate just isn't rigid enough and will continue to sag down to the edge of the bridge. What would really help is some edge strip to hold the polycarbonate straight.

Dr. Bob

Chairman's Award is not about building the robot. Every team builds a robot.

I watched some of the webcasts as well as some youtube videos later on. It appears that you are correct in that the polycarb is not rigid enough. If you look closely at the bridges, the polycarb seems to lie flat on the floor for most of its length, so it has no slope. If they were to add a small aluminum angle to each side, oriented upwards, it would help immensely. Maybe the increase in initial slope will help. We will have to wait for week two.