Thread: Defending Stacks?
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Unread 03-02-2003, 20:38
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just think a low riding robot with it center of gravity is only about 2 " off the ground with strong arms and a strong track system.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=verbose


now think about the force that a robot can push with the van door motor
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=verbose


put it all together and get a robot that wants to take down stacks as fast as you can put them up, fast enough to run back to the hill for more points.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...&quiet=verbose

the king of the hill robot is not going to want to be at the very top. they are going to hang out on the top of the ramp. It is very hard for a robot to push another robot over the top without real good power. because not only does the robot have to push 130 lb of robot but he has to deal with the gravity part and good traction of the robot.

So about defending a stack. get a 130lb robot racing down the ramp at full power with a 2" center of gravity with load of traction. what do you see happing to the robot trying to defend the stack?

I see parts flying and this is what FIRST is going to be seeing this year. Great for TV.
Last edited by Mike Norton : 03-02-2003 at 20:41.