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Re: Designing a climbing mechanism for 2013... a humbling experience

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Originally Posted by IceStorm View Post
Might have a big issue with bumper rules during the rest of the match though. That is unless you can hover really low to the ground.

Not to mention you better latch on before the timer reaches 0 and they disable all the motors.

Though I would seriously love to see a robot try this.
Those darn bumpers always mess up the design! Perhaps we can just have bumpers that stay on the ground after lift-off. And you are correct, we need a clamp for the EOG power loss.

I was kidding of course (about the quad copter) ... our climber goes up the corner (we hope) using 2 CIMS configured something like a cog train. And the design effort is humbling, especially for a EE!
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