----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] mission kits and
mats
My gut feel from feeling the mat is that traction
will be better. We are hoping with better traction comes more
consistency. We'll see.
I guess the other side is, assuming better
traction, is that a plus to sliders, skid pads, etc.or a negative. The
Crestwood Monarchs will have to do some testing. Don't know about
anybody else but I'm excited and I know the team, once they see the lit, will
be also. I'm probably more excited than I was to see the Harry Potter
movie, and that's saying domething.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:55
PM
Subject: [VADCFLL-L] mission kits and
mats
I noticed a difference in the mat as well. On
the positive side, the mat is much less "sticky." If you take a
rounded smooth LEGO piece (such as was on the bottom of last years bone
repair mission) and drag it across the new mat, you'll find it will glide
smoothly. If you do the same test on last year's mat, you'll find that
it is much more difficult to slide. A lot of robots have two drive
wheels and slider(s). My hunch is that these types of robots will
benefit from the slider moving easier across the new style mats. At
this point, I'm not sure how the wheel traction will compare between the old
and new style mats.
On the negative side of things, the mat doesn't appear to be as sturdy
as the previous year mats. When you set up the "Contamination risk"
mission models with the Dual Lock; you'll notice that these models lean a
bit which distorts the mat substantially. I'm curious if this
distortion of the mat will get worse over the course of the season?
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