Tackling the PID Challenge
After assembling the power interrupt device, you’ll want to spend some time examining it. I suggest that you place it on a solid surface and take some measurements that will help you when it comes time to build a robot to solve the challenge.
Notice that the PID’s most dangerous part is at the very top—a set of spinning claws (blades) that would easily damage a real robot if they were real. You’ll want to make certain that any part of your robot that approaches the PID does not touch the blades, as the challenge rules will either disqualify the robot or result in penalty points (depending on the level of complexity of the challenge you wish to run).
Below the blades is the part of the model that will award you points. ...
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