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How heavy is that robot, and does it seem like the tube is going to burst if any more weight/pressure was added?
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sweet!
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Could the tube support more weight? Probably. Would I put more weight on the tube? No. You don't want to risk popping the tube. As pictured, the tube didn't seem close to popping. Quote:
Also, we used the 2005 robot because the base is very flat and distributes the weight of the robot fairly evenly across the tube. |
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Do you plan on using this to score bonus points?
If so, I hate to say it, but Rule <G56> says ROBOTS in HOME ZONE - ROBOTS score bonus points at the end of the match if they are entirely in their HOME ZONE, not in contact with any element of the field (carpet, alliance station, goal etc.) and the lowest point of the ROBOT is higher than 4 inches and/or 10 inches above the carpeted field surface. |
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I have a funny feeling that the GDC did not have this in mind when designing the game... Very interesting use of the field elements. But this also brings the question if the tubes will be filled up enough to carry the weight like that, and if the tube pops will you get a penalty?
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If this were legal then it would be possible for all three robots on an alliance to be suspended at the same time. It is pretty clear by the scoring rules that this is not possible.
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We took plywood and three mentors on a tube and it didn't pop. That would be pretty close to the weight of 3 robots but it was less then 4 inches.
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I think the tube is concidered part of the field elements, but if it isn't it would be great to see the use of this tactic. :D
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We thought of this today before we left and i tend to think that they are going to consider the ringers game elements, and if you could do this i guarantee there is going to be a tube popped too often for them to let it continue. Though they seem strong enough to hold the weight of the robot when the bottom is flat has anyone tried putting between 100 and 120 lbs. of force onto a sprocket or other object that is likely to stick out from the bottom, and see whether it pops.
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I wonder if propping yourself up on two of these would be considered "herding" or being "in posession" of two ringers? Gut instinct says that they are considered part of the field anyway. |
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i recall reading a rule in which it referred to the tubes as scoring objects and not part of the field...let me see if i can find it
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