Is anyone surprised by the scoring in week #1?

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by ThunderousPrime

Woah this is kind of absurd speculation from a thread where the person who bought up that 148's robot may be unsafe said that it was a rumor himself! (Obviously your comment is in general but it refers to 148 which was being discussed.) Unless you know something we dont I really wouldnt be throwing around accusations especially teams with great reputations like the Robo Wranglers. I highly doubt their robot has hurt anyone and I think the problem of the wire being too thin is trivial, how could that harm someone especially if everyone know about their robot, if that is indeed a problem.

Thin wires at waist level (or any level that would contact a person's body, really) could potentially result in serious injury if they are not easily visible. I am comparing it in my mind to the power cables that brought down a helicopter over the highway near Denver a couple of decades ago, resulting in the placement of "fishing bobs" on all wires that could result in such an accident. No one is accusing 148 of wrongdoing; rather, we are arguing that they can take their incredible design and make it safer with some simple modifications.