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Re: 2002 Robot Design

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
They'd lift both goals, increasing their total weight to something like 490 lbs--try breaking traction with that!
SPAM added a deployable lexan wedge (legal that year) at the championship to counter the heavy lifting / file card grabbing robots. When you drive the wedge under another robot, all their weight and traction is transferred to you. Only used it once, against Wildstang in the Division Semi's I think, pushing them across the field.
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