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by american roboteer Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:52 am
Reading the rules i came across the tethered projectile part and wondered
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by Andrew_Hibberd Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:27 pm
YES, however there is a rule also saying no more than 100psi
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by Remote-Controlled Dave Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:00 pm
Such a weapon would be possible, but would it be very effective, specially with only a 150gram weight limit?
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by american roboteer Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:36 pm
what about a tow cable pull the robot to a desired postion
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by Andrew_Hibberd Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:09 pm
Also a posibliity, you also need to note the non-tangling rules. I tried to build a throwing weapon but it always broke at least one rule
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by petec Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:32 pm
If you had a fast robot you may be able to jerk a wire hard enough to pull an opponent over or even out of the arena - I won a few fights with Pants doing that.
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