Mechanical limit switches - acceptable practice?

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Originally Posted by bmammen

Yes, the limit switch would be a safety mechanism and the robot would be done for the match however it could be fixed much easier than replacing a mangled launching assembly.

If your root-cause failure analysis reveals that it's a software timing issue (your software as designed can't reliably respond fast enough to the limit switch), you might want to consider using a pot instead of a limit switch as your primary means of preventing motor overtravel. That would give your software a lot more time to respond and slow the motor down.