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Re: Who is going over the bump? (A Pillar really)

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
Our robot is designed to focus on bridge crossing since we've been able to cross it fairly quickly and easily with a prototype mechanism we built. The plan is to build in the ability to cross the barrier as a last resort but it's not a part of our regular strategy and would probably cause damage to our drivetrain if used on a regular basis (we're using mecanum wheels that we don't want to ram into the barrier repeatedly).

Really we're hoping to end up in a feeder/shooter alliance setup and avoid crossing the barrier as much as possible for all teams involved.
I think that all teams will avoid crossing the barrier as much as possible -- but really great teams will be able to cross it as necessary.

We're going octocanum this year, but have something in place to keep the shock of the barrier off of the drive train.
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