pic: New low bar flaps

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Mr V

I also insisted that the robot be designed to clear the low bar if for some reason it was 1/2" lower than the dimensions on the official field drawings. So for us I don't see it as an issue but we will find out tomorrow.

For the record our robot was designed with the knowledge that the official fabric was not highly robust. So we tried to minimize any potential damage to the fabric so that we weren't at risk for a penalty for damaging or repeatedly damaging the field.

It's nice that you don't have anything to worry about. We designed our robot with many of these things in mind, but under the assumption that there would be that nice solid bar there. We have these dorsal fins that work perfectly well with the normal low bar, but now we have to worry about them dragging excessively on the vinyl, or worse, slipping into one of those slits that are now there. So it's entirely possible to have a reasonably designed robot that's going to have issues with this significantly different obstacle.