Alternative to limit switches?

[KenWittlief]

if you are not protecting your microswitches, then anything else you put on thats unprotected will get smashed as well.

You might consider a lever or spring that actuates the microswitch from a distance, so the switch doesnt need to be exposed to the parts of the bot that get bashed during a match.

An example is the power switch in most PCs. The switch is back by the power supply, but the on/off button is on the front panel, connected by a long push rod.