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Re: Climbing Mechanism Ideas

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Originally Posted by Bonekiller407 View Post
Ok are team is at a bit of a standstill on climbing. We realized that our climbing idea won't work because of the rule that says we can't extend outside a 54" cylinder. So we decided to figure out a way to go up the corner legs. Any ideas?
We're trying to do what some teams did for 2010, with a grab and turn mechanism. We grab onto the pole, flip, and with a second arm, grab, flip, and repeat until we get up to the top.

Climbing seems much more difficult than we anticipated.
Our strategy put climbing ahead of shooting, but I'm beginning to think that that wasn't the best idea.
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