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Unread 12-01-2013, 23:51
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FTC 3507 Robo Theosis -- FRC 3135
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Re: Climbing Mechanism Ideas

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Originally Posted by Donut View Post
That makes more sense, I was looking too literally at how a robot might lean to get on the pyramid.

Robots tipping over are going to generate quite a few penalties this year. 30 point climbs will be huge match swings not only for the amount of points they score but for the penalty points they could cause if failed.
BTW, I forgot to emphasize that the BUMPERS must ALSO be counted as part of the 54" vertical cylinder diameter limit. This makes it really hard to climb by flipping or rolling, with out extending beyond the limit.

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