I have a question. Almost all teams I have seen use standoffs to hook onto the goal, but my team uses a C channel, 90º angle gussets, to another c channel with rubber bands around it for grip. In almost every tug of war we have gotten into over a mobile goal our robot has won because the other robots claw used standoffs and lost its hold on it, while we were able to hang on. What is the advantage to using standoffs as compared to what my team uses? So far our design has worked pretty well (strong grip, hangs on well, easy to grab on, less accuracy needed than when using standoffs). For any teams who use standoffs or screw or something similar with something being used as teeth/prongs to hang on, why did you pick that design?
I dont have a picture of our claw right now so here is some images I pieced together so you can have an idea of what it looks like.
