Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

I don't know how you would do this. But if it was done, and if the bottom one was ELEVATED, the other two would count as SUSPENDED by definition.

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

This is a really cool idea and I would really like to see this.

i haven't read any rules that would stop this from being legal or true, so good luck to anyone who tries this!

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

And if the bottom one was built with its top higher than the platform and it was sitting on the floor, and the middle one touched the tower but the top one didn't, then the middle one gets 2 points and the top one gets 3. The bottom one gets 0, as they aren't above the plane.

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

Wow! This all sounds like some circus act- you know the one where acrobats make the upside-down pyramid on one person?

Anyway, I think a ramp-bot, if designed right, would work great. For those who worry that no one would be able to climb on you, keep in mind that most robots (I assume) are built to be able to climb up the 45 degree angle of the bumps. The ramp would just go slightly higher. Unless you have a ridiculously steep angle, I think it would work.

Then again, this is theory, created from the wonderful if slightly twisted logic in my head;)

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

I wa going to post something that would completely contradict what you are saying, but when I opened the rules to get the exact wording of the definition of Elevated I found "A ROBOT that is completely above the plane of the PLATFORM and in contact with the TOWER shall be considered ELEVATED."

So I don't see anything wrong with that proposition now. By definition, the ELEVATED robot only needs to contact the tower and be above the plane of the PLATFORM.

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

You would still have to consider the extra 120 pounds of weight that is now being added to your robot. If your lifting mechanism can't lift more than 240 lbs, your ramp bot or even the possibility of a SUSPENDED robot are very low.

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

actually 120lb robot + 20lb bumpers + 10lb battery = 150lb robot each

so the number is 150 for one 300 for two 450 for all three robots

Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
 

sadly that is a heavy weight and if it way to much your robot could be crushed and well thats sadly a problem