What hath we wrought? 2016 Horror Stories

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Originally Posted by Bryce Clegg

It probably was you guys, it seemed like your robot successfully scaled almost every single match. Your robot was an amazing one to watch and compete against. I remember that at Asheville we were playing defense against you, and your robot hit the ground very hard, at the point where most robots would break. Then, you guys fixed the robot and won the next match.

Gotta have a solid frame for a game like this and for antics like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEKWdsOhAdY

Yes, the other team was slightly terrified we were stuck in high gear at the wrong moment without bumpers and nearly landed on them.

They also learned to keep the battery strapped in a bit better since it disconnected and flew from the robot.

We did drop to the floor once from about 4 ft from the ground during testing but I can't remember any other serious drops on the field. Most of the climbing failures just resulted in a slow and uneventful descent. I was more worried about drive components cracking than frame this year.