pic: Battered, but still going strong

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

Thank you for the comments - but you are missing the point a bit. Just because a piece becomes bent does not mean that the robot is not robust. And you have honestly not looked at the design of our robot - you saw the picture of the front that I posted. There is a 45 degree break across this sheet metal a bit below the logo - it provided significant structural rigidity.

No, we did not expect an eight inch section of frame to be vulnerable enough to get bent this way, but we're not complaining or apologetic. Like Marshall said above (by the way, his team's first pick inflicted some of that abuse - we still love you anyway) we'll grab a block of wood and some clamps and it will look great again.

I actually posted the picture to join the "show you battle scars" thread, but this discussion took off before I had a chance. Just trying to join in on the fun....Gees!

Sorry, mate. I did not mean to offend.

I was only hoping to illustrate to other (less mentored) teams how forces unrelated to the movement of your own robot can be damaging and that those need to be taken into account (especially in this years game).

Good luck in your next regional and keep up the FIRST (we'll just bang it out with a 2x4) spirit