2004 Kit Changes Wish List

[Gadget470]

More pneumatic freedom.

I remember an old post about a team that unknowingly cheated (had they read the rules right, they probably wouldn't have done it). They used box aluminum as their frame and made it air-tight. Then they hooked up their air lines into the box-alum frame, thus creating a much larger volume of ready-to-use air than just using the kit tanks. I think if I team can do something like this, they should be allowed to. But still it must pass a no-leak safety inspection and follow all other guidelines given.

Pneumatics is a great thing for robotics, especially for the type we do. A lot of great designs have involved pneumatics, and only greater ones can come from more freedom in designing.

If we aren't allowed to think outside the box, give us a bigger box.