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Re: 179 Swamp Teasers

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Originally Posted by David Guzman View Post
Looks absolutely awesome!

I can't wait to see this robot in a action and hopefully use the ramp

By the way, I was also wondering about the bumpers, how is that going to work?

As for the angle, my guess is that most (if not all) robots that can climb the bump can climb this ramp.
Thanks Dave, yah the bumpers fit in there. They're only on the ends 8" long on the rear, plus some other goodies in between. As I said, there are many unseen particulars. Like you said I figure if you can climb the bridge and the bump you should be able to get up this, it's 22 deg, but if one gets stuck we can give them a lift. This can be used after other bots are already balanced to come in as a 3rd bot or a 2nd on the coopertition bridge where they don't have to climb it.

As far as bridge weight distribution, there's a good indication system in the works as to where the weight is on the bridge everyone should be able to see.
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