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Ever thought of some wacky, strange idea for tackling last (or any) year's game? Some weird robot design idea that is too stupid to build, but would be hilarious to see? Share it here. I will start:

For Ultimate Ascent I though of an defensive bot. I would call it Fan-Bot.
Here is the idea: Create a robot with a base as long and thin as allowable (48"x8" I think). Put a minimal drive-train on it (maybe 4 miniCIMs), and enough support to keep it from tipping over (deploy-able training wheels?). Powered by a every CIM you have (and maybe more) you have a huge fan with a diameter similar to the robot's length (roughly 46"). Gear it to achieve maximum rpm (pushing air requires a lot of torque), and shape it to get maximum fan-out. Direct the wind upwards via a polycarbonate wall into narrow, wide, high velocity stream that points straight up.

Park under the opponents goal, using the travel time and autonomous to "spool up" the fan.

Blow every disk shot over the 'bot upwards, sliding from left to right along the alliance wall to block a 2 point or 3 point goal. If the stream is fast enough, the updraft would easily reroute most robot's disks into the wall above the goal, due to the aerodynamic properties of a Frisbee.

Your turn!