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And I wanted to design and build a jumping bot that could literally hurdle right over the overpass... We would only have to toss the trackball up in the air once we were over the overpass, and catch it on the way down! :D

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Our most silly and ridiculous design was our first year robot :D All plywood, with wooden wheels. It worked ...

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Actually, if i recall there was a team that did that in 2007, their ramps were all wooden. Simply gorgeous robot.

And as for silly and ridiculous, 2004 I and another freshman wanted to do a robot that would traverse across the bar and prevent anyone from getting on it. We were told we were insane. For anyone who doesnt remember BOB that year that is exactly what they did. Proof that no matter how crazy a design you come up with someone will do it.

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Three or four West Coast teams did the same thing. They had an annoying (to their opponents) tendency to do well at competitions.

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1760 had a wooden bot for the 2006 game. It was remarkably efficient in shooting the high goal.


I wonder if anybody's ever made a robot that looks vaguely like an animal....

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Wow, learn something new everyday.:)

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ROFL:D That's the funniest thing I've read on a forum all night! Seriously.

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There was a PVC bot at SVR last year... :yikes:

And as for the "team member as robot" thing-what rule would actually prevent it? Aside from S01, of course... The biggest sticking point I guess is the battery rule, but I have a way to get around it: cook all the team member's food using the battery :) There's no rule saying the battery has to be on the robot during the match, is there?

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Each year our team has had at least one person suggest the idea of a blimp. it would simply float over where ever it needed to go and do what it needed to do. the only problem would be size, bouant gas, and of course the threat of explosions.:p