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Originally Posted by Freedomsky
Looking at the earlier calculations on whether three long robots could actually fit on the bridge, one little fact was overlooked. Three 38 inch long robots can fit on the ramp, indeed. But a robot built to its maximum dimensions will not be 38 inches, but rather more like 44 inches. Why? The bumpers are not included in the 38 inch measurement, so when you take into account the extra bumper space, you're going to have a little bit more robot hanging over the edge than you think.
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Actually, it looks like basically everyone's calculations (here and elsewhere) do include bumpers, or have been corrected to do so. Here, Don's nailed the 44" from the beginning:
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Originally Posted by DonRotolo
Bot 2: Perfectly balanced, 44" long
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That said, 3 long bots definitely does create a very precarious situation! It's certainly something to think about, though I think you'll find that virtually all teams otherwise likely to be strong elimination contenders will have realized this (and likely the benefit to collecting width-wise) and found a way to compensate. I won't claim this necessarily means driving wide.
Low CG is definitely always something for which to aim. (Unless the GDC ever forgets to specify the height dimension as being perpendicular to the floor.
) However, I can't claim it's necessarily easy to achieve. It definitely can be if you have a non-existent scoring mechanism, an exceedingly light/low shooter, or Andy Baker. Us tall shooters will being paying very, very close attention to it.
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