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Re: [FTC]: Opinion on lifting robots

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Originally Posted by ksafin View Post
Ooh, does stacking count as lifting?
From Game Manual 1.3.4 End Game

"In order to earn the Lifting Bonus, the lifted Robot must be fully supported by the Alliance partner’s Robot and not by any other game object (i.e. 100% of the weight of a robot must be supported by the Alliance partner’s Robot)."

Therefore, it seems to me that, as long as one robot is COMPLETELY supported by another, it counts as being lifted for the bonus.

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Originally Posted by Camren View Post
Optimized lifting means having a robot get up on top of your robot. That is 18 inches without any lifting and then make up the last 6 inches with air cylinders or maybe some other sort of "Stinger"
The challenge then is, how do you get a robot up 18"? A ramp of some sort for that purpose would be quite steep.
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