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Line 1: − A wedge is a non-damaging "weapon" that is used to get underneath the opposing robot. This is a major advantage to have, as most robots are helpless when you are underneath them. This then gives you the chance to [[Gut-rip]], or grind at you opponents vulnerable undersides. Most bot designs in both Stock and DSL should have basic wedges, while bots such as [[flipper]]s, [[Popup]]s, and other wedgebots should have more advanced wedges.+ − ==Types of Wedges==+ − − There is basically only one type of good wedge for stock, and that is putting a wedge on a burst motor and lowering the burst motor to its proper location. You can however, have more complicated burst motor designs which will increase your wedginess. − − In DSL however, there are quite a few successful types of wedges. The most common are skirts mounted on skirt hinges. Polycarbonate skirts are most commonly used here. You can then rotate the hinge like a burst motor into the proper position. − This kind of wedge is found on most DSL AI. − − Another type is a skirt mounted on a metal hinge. Metal hinges cannot be rotated like a burst motor, and must be wired to move. When lowered flat up against the ground, they can usually get under skirt hinge type wedges. − − There is also a third kind of wedge, called the Mako-style wedge or flail wedge. This kind of wedge has become popualr in recent times. The flail wedge is made by putting a skirt on an axle mount. It is best to mount the axle onto a solid support. When the match starts, the wedge lie almost perfectly flat on the ground. A weakness to this design however is that if you move to fast, the skirts may lift off the ground, giving your opponent a chance to hit. The flail wedge technique was as far as I know developed by [[Jules]]. (See the robot [[Mako]] or [[Diarrhea of a Madman]] for a good representation of the flail wedge.) − − Another fourth kind are called "Morse Code Breaker" or "MCB" wedges. They use the odd collision mesh of the skirt hinge to make a wedge, and they are so far the best wedges, and can get under nearly anything. They are also used on [[Somebody]]'s GUMBA entry, Cutinator. − − [[Category:Robot Types]]
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The term "wedge" can mean two things - either the classic [[Wedge (robot type)]] as seen IRL, either various means to go under your opponent - see [[Wedge designs]]