[HumblePie]

Originally Posted by 45Auto

We used pneumatic cylinders with an aluminum "pad" against one wheel on each side of our robot for brakes (shamelessly copied from 1477 after seeing how well theirs worked in Thursday's practice sessions). Being able to lock your robot in place on the bridge makes a HUGE difference in how easily and how fast you can balance it whether it's a single balance or multiple robots trying to balance.

I haven't seen anything out there that worked better at locking a robot onto the bridge.

Thanks for the feedback. This is exactly the approach we're pursuing. We've never seen 1477's robot but props for being first with the idea. Good luck to all in week 4.