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[[File:Lightning self-rights.gif|thumb|left|The Series 7 Lightning self-righting]] |
[[File:Lightning self-rights.gif|thumb|left|The Series 7 Lightning self-righting]] |
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[[File:Lightning Rear.jpg|thumb|Lightning with rear spikes in the arena]] |
[[File:Lightning Rear.jpg|thumb|Lightning with rear spikes in the arena]] |
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− | Lightning's weapon set-up was |
+ | Lightning's weapon set-up was unique among flippers, which usually opened straight up or fired outwards. |
{{quote|Our engineer opted for a sideways flipper to be different as the show wanted different machines, and so I agreed with him. I think if the show had gone on Lightning may well have ended up with a Chaos 2 style flipper.|Laurie Calvert on YouTube<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYKs5uCKNmU]</ref>}} |
{{quote|Our engineer opted for a sideways flipper to be different as the show wanted different machines, and so I agreed with him. I think if the show had gone on Lightning may well have ended up with a Chaos 2 style flipper.|Laurie Calvert on YouTube<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYKs5uCKNmU]</ref>}} |
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The robot's key tactic was to drive under other robots and use the flipper(s) to throw them onto their sides, against the wall or into the pit. However, the team lacked experience in the arena, and the robot had a high ground clearance that was easily exploited by robots such as [[Bulldog Breed]] and [[Gravity]]. |
The robot's key tactic was to drive under other robots and use the flipper(s) to throw them onto their sides, against the wall or into the pit. However, the team lacked experience in the arena, and the robot had a high ground clearance that was easily exploited by robots such as [[Bulldog Breed]] and [[Gravity]]. |