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Originally Posted by JB987
Or a robot could be built with a sturdy flat deck 11" high and side rails and position itself just an inch or so under edge of the bridge. Partner bot could drive up the other side of bridge which would lower onto low bot deck and partner could carefully drive onto deck of low bot (which could latch onto top bot, back up, lower bridge and drive up and position itself just past fulcrum). This assumes the top bot has a reasonably lower center of gravity itself and both are skilled drivers  Lowbot contributes 10 each match in quals and 20 in elims...not bad for a team contribution. Not 987's cup of tea but could be option for others  |
Not quite the design I was envisioning or talking about, but I get the concept you're going for and it's a valid point. I was more envisioning a 111-style "gatekeeper" ramp that allowed other teams to drive over them and onto the ramp without it ever having to be unbalanced. Not so much a team that supported another robot on the bridge.