27-08-2014, 22:39
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Re: Penalizing mecanum wheeled robots durring alliance selection.
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Originally Posted by Kevin Sheridan
Yes. We also had new pool noodles that were significantly harder than our old ones. A "downside" is that is also became really hard to play defense with the new bumpers. Our driver could no longer rely on friction pins and had to learn how to stay in front of robots better since it became really easy for other robots to "slide" past the bumpers.
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Did you guys try leaving the front and back noodles "squishy" and the side noodles "firm"? Seems like the best of both worlds there; obviously most T-bones don't involve the front of the robot.
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