Re: Barrier Traversal-Who's Going For It?
 

How many times would you even need to cross. the way i see it your going to have balls on your side of the court so if u see yourself being a offensive bot then why even go over the bump?

Re: Barrier Traversal-Who's Going For It?
 

There is probably going to be a feeder bot thats playing defense and stuff. and the human feeder can bounce pass them across so i don't think you will need to cross.

Re: Barrier Traversal-Who's Going For It?
 

Nice team number.

In my experience things sometimes change during a match, or during a competition. For example, you're on the field with two awesome shooters, and you are just good. Presto, you're a defensive bot who moves balls to the shooters. Or, ALL the balls are on the other side of the bump - now what, just sit there?

I agree with Supernerd256 that you might only cross the bump 2 or 3 times a match, but it is still nice to have that capability, even if it is ugly.

Certainly, if you can cross over using the bridge instead, you should be OK without bump capability.

Re: Barrier Traversal-Who's Going For It?
 

We're going over. Our team has lots (read we did them in 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004) of experience with tank treads. We were going to switch to wheels, but decided to stick with our old standards. If you give them a 5" rise with an angle, like a WWI tank, we should be able to get over the bump with ease. We've tested it with our 2010 bot, that has a 10" rise and angle, and it works great. A bit of a heavy landing, but we can deal with that.

I think many people are underestimating the bumps (just like the ball throwing endgame). If you save 5 seconds on each traversal of the field, by not waiting in line or going out of your way to get to the bridge, you save between 15 and 20 seconds per game. This could translate into another 'going across and shooting' cycle, or make the difference in getting onto the bridge. So essentially it nets you 10 points.

Re: Barrier Traversal-Who's Going For It?
 

We're going over the barrier, but also able to use the bridge. We don't have ten wheels for nothin'!