Structural Integrity of Competition Defenses?

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by CadetGizmo

And that's exactly what I was worried about. As someone who is not in a mechanical subgroup, that was the first thing that came to mind... Mostly because the components used in the defenses looked really flimsy. Just watching a video of a match and seeing a robot pull the drawbridge down makes me cringe. It's so flimsy...

I dunno, the closest I come to working with bend-related issues is the bend radius on our wires

The actual drawbridge material is very resistant to breaking (Lexan) you can bend it at 180 degree angle and it still wouldn't crack. The reason they have fallen apart is because of the harsh angle on the hinge causing the lexan to break free.