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Re: 2012 drivetrain
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Originally Posted by Alex.q View Post
... I know 111 tipped up the front of their robot to do this, but I never saw exactly how this was done.
Correct. We had pneumatically operated 'landing gear' - two omniwheels on a plate that would push down and lift the front of the robot up. There were two sensors at the front, one on each side, so that when the front of the robot touched the barrier, the landing gear would retract so that the robot could go over smoothly*.

You can catch a quick glimpse of it in action in our reveal video at the 1 minute mark here

*As smoothly as a 120lb robot on air-filled tires can go.
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