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Unread 15-01-2012, 11:42
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Re: Strategies for Rebound Rumble

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Originally Posted by Tetraman View Post
Make a robot with a ramp allowing another robot to drive on top of you, and you then solve the problem of how to get 3 robots on the bridge. Also, you can use it with your opponent's robot so you and your opponent can easily balance on the Coop bridge together as one entity rather than two.
Why build a ramp when there are already three perfectly good ramps on the field? Build a robot 24" tall (or compacts to that height) that can hold a field ramp in the up position so another robot can climb on top of you.

Some remaining problems to solve are::
  • How do you keep the robot on top of you from falling off when you try to get on the ramp? They would need to have a very low center of gravity as well.
  • How do you fit in gathering and shooting mechanisms in a robot that short?