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Re: Climbing Mechanism Ideas

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Originally Posted by RRLedford View Post
We certainly had some resistance to this approach from several team members, but the majority favored it.

One big plus is that it is virtually undefendable.
All the other good mobile bots are still subject to defense, which can lower their match scores dramatically, whereas our contribution is more reliable.
We also allow for less queue at the feeders, and less traffic congestion.

The big negative is the 3-on-2 advantage of the opposing alliance.
Still, we could not see ourselves getting ~50 or more points any easier way, and we are still finding more ways to score from on top of the pyramid.

-Dick Ledford
Where do you plan to start your robot? What if your alliance partners need you in a different spot? Are there multiple locations you can do autonomous discs and the lift?
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