
18-01-2013, 12:39
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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: 256
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Re: Designing a climbing mechanism for 2013... a humbling experience
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Originally Posted by wireties
Perhaps a heavy lift quad-copter that reaches out and taps each horizontal pipe, dumps 4 blue/red discs and hovers in level 3? ;o)
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Other than safety issues, if you could make that work within all the robot rules (like energy source), I think that would be perfectly legal, and a valid climb. When you're done, don't forget to post the video. 
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R3: Red Raider Robotics (FRC Team 578)
Fairport, NY, USA
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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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