[Ken Streeter]

Originally Posted by MaxMax161

I've seen a lot of teams with a narrow front robot talking about how they can turn sideways on the bridge and do a 3 bot balance. My team is one of those narrow front bots so I'm looking for as much info as I can get to make it happen.

Specifically I'm wondering;
-Has anyone ever seen this plan work? (video would be awesome)
-Is the turning bot usually the first or second bot on the bridge?
+If the narrow front bot is the first bot and it's balanced after turning can other bots easily get the bridge down?

I didn't see it in person, but the San Deigo Regional alliance of 1661, 599, and 2599 used turning after being on the bridge as a fundamental part of their triple-balancing technique.

Video of a triple-balance where both 2599 and 1661 turn sideways (1661 at the last moment, high on the bridge) can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8B9f_YQpY

Close-up video of a match where 1661 doesn't make the turn but instead hangs about one-third off the bridge can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZaV5qj65_E

A description of what they did, written up by Mr. Van of 599 is at http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=54