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Originally Posted by TRWSHSHLX
Once our "horn" has activiated, it locks itself and won't put anymore stress on the servo itself. Many other teams have physical ramp in front of their robot but due to size constraint we weren't able to pursue that. Other teams have powered arms to lower the bridge for them but our team thinks it's too vulnerable (espcially in autonomous) and it's not as efficient. It took us a while until we figured out the "horn" and implement it in the robot.
Thansk for all the kind words!
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Yeah you're definitely right there. We've seen a lot of teams waste time trying to push the bridge down with an arm, and it can really complicate autonomous. Our team raised the outer wheels on our chassis so they will push the bridge when we drive over it. We added a fold out pusher ramp, similar to your horn, that can sit on the front of the robot during autonomous in case the bridge isn't level.