[eedoga]

@ Pmangels17...Funny you should say something about teams doing everything fully in cad...never modeled our bridge lowering device...because of that we had to make some structural changes to be able to add it.

We too are worried about weight distribution. We are going to mount our battery really low in the ANDY MARK frame, and we may loose the whole 2 inch drop because of weight issues which would lower our robot slightly. Our plan for the bumps is to go over them carefully, but you might be right about it being a tipping hazard. hopefully we won't end up on our backs more than anything else, and super hopefully we won't tip over and block the bridge from our alliance team members. We should be moving around by the end of the week, so we'll have a better idea about what our robot can do. Last minute redesigns are not entirely out of the question, though we should probably avoid that as much as possible.

We also moved the pivot point for the hopper down by 12 inches. This makes it so that we are resigned to dumping in the bottom hoop. Having a lift and tilt mechanism was just not feasible given our weight constrains. Our robot will probably end up being a "jack of all trades" as it were...At least that is what we are hoping for.

We should have updated pics and video this weekend.

Edoga