It isn't that difficult to pick up a box and move it.

Or going over the ramp... The top of the ramp is sooo slipery no ordinary robot can block anyone up there, especially since its so wide. And I predict that so many are going under bar that the ramp is pretty much free :P.

They'd probably have to be upside down as well, or a short robot (and we know they'd be short) could ram them and punt them into the air.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF S.P.A.M.!

RESISTENCE IS FUTILE!

We're already planning on going over the ramp. The design incorporates the necessity to fight it out and shove our way over if we need too. The trick is going to be on the top of the ramp

I pesonally had a short robot idea that was shot down quick by the other member but I kind of liked it. It would involve a short robot that had a conveyor whose top was 14". It then could use pneumatics to be high enough to convey the boxes over the bar. I don't know if it would work but it sounded plausible to me.

Nelson Green
Team 1108
Panther Robotics
Paola, KANSAS

id like to see you do that without bracing your robot on top of the bar. that would disqualify you. it could be done but is it worth the effort is the question.....

clearance?
 

Since I can't find the exact clearance under the bar, is it exactly 14in? The only thing I can find is that the bar is 1 foot 4in from the floor...can anyone help? thanks

Then according to our strategy were not any ordinary bot...:yikes:

Re: clearance?
 

It's 1 1/4" Schedule 40 Aluminum Pipe with an ID of 1.380" and a wall thickness of .140".

That'd make it 1.66" OD. Thus, the bottom of that bar should be 14.34" above the carpet.

RE: Clearance
 

thanks for the info...that helps us out greatly

well don't mess it up! the bar bots will find bins in their way, its almost guaranteed

Someone is going to block the ramp. its a definite but if you go for limbo your going to greatly limit everything elsee you may try to do.i predict many limbo bots with snowshovels in front.

Not necessarily, it could fold down to go under like bots did in 2000. I didn't see any in 2001 but what I was seeing was mostly friends (both new and old) rather robots. Still we walked together down the pit area and I didn't see many that went under, much less have components that folded down to go under the bar.

Im not saying yu couldnt limbo and do other things too. I just think that its gonna be a heck of a lot harder to do. the rookie teams are gonna have it tough if they try to do limbo and everything else. even more than veterans would