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Re: 179 Swamp Teasers

Thank you Andy, Glenn, Roger, Eric, Gary, Mike, Brandon, Sean, Jared, Drew and everyone for all the compliments and interest, we appreciate it. I think the rules vetting is very informative as to how it will be perceived by the refs etc.

To try and answer a few of the questions:
  • When hanging it doesn't touch the lexan ball guard
  • There will be rubber strips under the top channel plate
  • The tip of the ramp retracts 3.5 inches to keep under the 14" perimiter when the ramp is horizontal then pops out when down.
  • Hadn't thought about the perimiter violation rule but I heard a Q&A allows it on the coopertition ramp without penalty

Another neat feature is the strain guages under the upper channel plate will measure upward force of the bridge so we can determine when opposing bot(s) weight is equal to our bots weight. Very colorful programmable LED strips will run up the sides of the ramp that can be seen from both sides of the ramp. The lights will rise as the weight rises, when they reach the top (equalized) they will blink red indicating whoever is driving out to the other end of the bridge to stop moving, then we lift. Plus we will use them like runway lights while the ramp is ready to be climbed. This bot should come in around 110lbs with bumpers, it's very light. I can't wait to see all this stuff do what it supposedly does.
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