Chief Delphi - Wall 'o Boxes

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Originally posted by MikeDubreuil
I want to see what people feel about this...

A lot of robots, particularly ramp dominators are adding skirts to their robots with the intention of lifting an oncoming robot. This could lead to a robot flipping over on the ramp.

Lets say this type of robot is sitting on the platform. Our robot is looking for a spot on the ramp. We aim our arm at your highest point and drive into you at full speed hoping to dislodge you. You may flip you might not. What do you think, legal or not?

I think if robot A has a skirt and is stationary, and robot B goes to push them, and ends up flipping over, it'd be B's fault.

However, I think if a robot pushed the highpoint of another robot to tip it over, it may or may not be considered a legal move. I think that really depends on the opinion of the refs and situation.

Greg

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Originally posted by GregT
Most stackers could drop a stack over the bar. Problem is it has to be a stack to do that :)

Greg

You think so? I guess it's possible for some. . . but, it seems to me that a lot of the stacking robots where designed using one of two philosophies.

First, there are the short robots that stack by lifting only the height of one bin. They move stacks atop single bins. This short amount of travel won't allow them the reach to lift an entire stack over the bar. Of course, they may be able to get most of the stack to fall over, sacrificing the bottom box or two as nothing more than "boosters".

Second, there are robots that protect their stacks inside some part of the robot. Often, these robots stretch up from the floor, and if the robot can't pass partially beneath the bar, they can't deposit stacks on the other side at all.

Claw stackers would be the notable exception, I think. They could pretty easily toss a stack over the bar. However, lifting and maneuvering a stack with these robots seems next to impossible.

It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out.

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Originally posted by M. Krass
You think so? I guess it's possible for some. . . but, it seems to me that a lot of the stacking robots where designed using one of two philosophies.

First, there are the short robots that stack by lifting only the height of one bin. They move stacks atop single bins. This short amount of travel won't allow them the reach to lift an entire stack over the bar. Of course, they may be able to get most of the stack to fall over, sacrificing the bottom box or two as nothing more than "boosters".

Second, there are robots that protect their stacks inside some part of the robot. Often, these robots stretch up from the floor, and if the robot can't pass partially beneath the bar, they can't deposit stacks on the other side at all.

Claw stackers would be the notable exception, I think. They could pretty easily toss a stack over the bar. However, lifting and maneuvering a stack with these robots seems next to impossible.

It'll be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Your right. At first I thought the "claw" stakers were insane... now I'm starting to see why they did it :)

My team falls into the category of bots that can drop all but 1 booster bins over the bar... we may be able to drop that one over, I'm not sure we checked.