[smcmahon]

Happy Monday MASH. Just saw this post. Hopefully I can get some of our team members in here to comment, but to get things rolling:

We're looking at a classic should-elbow-wrist arm, powered by some Tetrix motors and chain/sprockets. The ring gripper is still being designed, but we're hoping to have at least a basic motorized version of it up and running for the Western PA FTC scrimmage here at CalU on November 17. As of now, our only registered qualifier is the W.PA one in February at Robert Morris. [Hope to see ya'll there again this year!]

We haven't put much thought into lifting other robots yet, but we're trying to keep as flat a bottom as we can if anyone wants to try to fork-lift us, haha. We should also, hopefully, be able to drive up onto a ramp-bot too, as you're describing. How *wide* is your ramp? We're pretty close to full legal width now, over 16" alredy with no guards on yet.