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Re: Minibot climb rate
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Originally Posted by sumginazu
billbo911 - Team 1351's minibot had the exact same problem with falling off the pole. I'll try to implement changes similar to what you did; hopefully we can avoid catastrophe at Calgames.  We already came close to destroying our extremely fragile Minibot at the Silicon Valley regional. It fell off of the pole twice during matches, where nobody could catch it - the .090 aluminum that forms its chassis barely survived.
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Take a close look at the top of the battery. That "bump" is just a couple pieces of surgical tubing under some electrical tape. The battery is also raised up so that it is level with the robot frame. By doing this, the point that hits the sensor plate first is the bumper on the battery. The tubing compresses helping to dissipate some energy and also forces the minibot into the poll instead of away from it.

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2014 2X Rockwell Automation: Innovation in Control Award (CVR and SAC). Curie Division Gracious Professionalism Award.
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