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Re: Best bridge manipulators/balancing mechanisms?

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Originally Posted by ENeyman View Post
I saw one team, I forget who, who had their battery mounted on a rack and pinion so they could move it back and forth, helping them redistribute their weight to different places. If anyone knows what team this is (I saw them at MAR), please speak up. It was pretty cool.
While not the team you had in mind for this, Team 1730 over in my neck of the woods were able to move their entire shooting tower forwards and backwards for balancing.

Team 25's wheelies were amazing to watch, especially on Einstein.

Team 159's simple ram actuated by a winch and spring system worked out amazingly well in Denver and won them an award.
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