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Originally Posted by maggie128
We are trying to brainstorm ways to get our minibot from our robot to the pole on the tower. We know we have to travel at least 24 inches, but we are stuck on how to do it. We have considered pneumatics, a horizontal scissor lift, and a rack and pinion set-up, but found flaws in each, the main one being size. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Best of luck to everyone in competition!
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Maggie?, the minibot only needs to go a little under 18" (3.5" bumper and 14.125 outer edge of base to pole). This assumes you rest your bumper against the base of the tower...hit the base full speed and compression of bumper would reduce the distance and with luck minibot momentum would carry it to the pole to deploy (jk)! Seriously, a 3/4" bore @ 18" could do the job with help of a "track" could do the job...even surgical tubing...good luck.