Question about Netting

[fishgurl]

I wouldn't reccomend having netting that can get snagged by another bot. In 2006, we were debating using netting and decided on a more solid fabric.

[Matt C]

I don't think entanglement issues will be seen all that often this year since robots are not allowed to extend outside of their bumper zones, but a more hefty material may be in order just for a more rugged design's sake.

[NorviewsVeteran]

We used chicken wire for the poof balls in 2006. It worked okay, but I left that build day with quite a few scratches on my hands.

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran

We used chicken wire for the poof balls in 2006. It worked okay, but I left that build day with quite a few scratches on my hands.

Was it . . uh . . chicken scratch

[Tom Line]

Your real question here should be: will the balls force the netting out when you're full.

If that netting extend over your bumpers - not past them, just over them, you're illegal. You may not have anything extend past the bumper perimeter. The bumper perimeter is the inside edges of your bumpers.

[Katie_UPS]

I'm not sure, but make sure that netting is permitted in the bill off parts.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Katie_UPS

I'm not sure, but make sure that netting is permitted in the bill off parts.

It is; just make sure that it follows the above-quoted rules.

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by fishgurl

I wouldn't reccomend having netting that can get snagged by another bot. In 2006, we were debating using netting and decided on a more solid fabric.

Originally Posted by NorviewsVeteran

We used chicken wire for the poof balls in 2006. It worked okay, but I left that build day with quite a few scratches on my hands.

We used a loose netting in 2006 for our robot, but veiled the entire robot in a mesh fabric (we nicknamed it "the corpse bride" because of this) for safety and endurance issues. It held up through the season, and we have since removed the mesh from the outside. However, I'm going to have to agree with the above posters- a substantial fabric would probably be preferred. Also, scratchy things like chicken wire (or the aluminum guards we also had on our 06 robot) are bad news- you end up with lots of scratched and bleeding students, especially when making repairs.