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Re: Going for 3 robots on Ramp?

I don't think that my last comment was totally understood. Imagine trying to move a bookcase down some stairs with two other people. One person is lowest down the stairs, the other person is highest, and the person in the middle is trying to keep the whole thing from tipping. Now imagine trying to do this with one of those people with their mouth and ears taped shut. That's what balancing the robots is going to be like.

It doesn't matter how much you talk about it before the match, there is going to be a lot of minor adjustments made after you get the robots on the ramp, much like moving a heavy object, and not being able to communicate easily with all parties involved is going to make that difficult.

Of course you should talk with your alliance partners before the match about how each robot will be oriented on the ramp should you go for the three robot balance. The problem is going to be the actually doing the balancing.
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