08-01-2013, 09:10
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Passionate FIRST-er, CD donor
AKA: Gerry
 FRC #0578 (Red Raider Robotics) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 262
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Re: Climbing Mechanism Ideas
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Originally Posted by pmangels17
It seems that many people want to climb the corner. However, it is going to be near impossible to keep from spinning. There would need to be an incredibly complex system to prevent spinning without breaking the device
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A robot climbing the corner, particularly from the outside, could use the floor and/or rungs to avoid spinning. It's not easy, but I wouldn't characterize it as "near impossible" or "incredibly complex". Our team is working on a few concepts along these lines, but nothing solid yet.
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R3: Red Raider Robotics (FRC Team 578)
Fairport, NY, USA
www.FairportRobotics.org
2016 Finger Lakes Regional: Semifinalist on Alliance 7 (1128, 2010, 578)
2016 NYC Regional: Finalist on Alliance 3 (3419, 578, 3017), 4th seed team, Team Spirit Award
2015 Finger Lakes Regional: 8-3-0 in qualification, 7th seed, Quarterfinalist
2014 NY Tech Valley Regional: 8-4-0 in qualification, 13th seed, Semifinalist
2013 Finger Lakes Regional: 4-5-0 in qualification, 26th seed, Alliance 6, 1-2 in tournament
2012 Buckeye Regional: Gracious Professionalism Award, 7-3-0, 14th seed
2011 Finger Lakes Regional: Engineering Inspiration Award
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