[Madison]

I would speculate that any robot worth its weight where defending the top of the ramp is concerned will not be the first one on top.

If you're strong enough to withstand an onslaught while sitting on the HDPE, with wings extending out each side or something, you're also strong enough to muscle your way up top whenever you'd like, I'd say.

During the autonomous period, I don't believe we'll see terribly many robots that can line up with the ramp, center themselves, extend wings *and* plant. There's a bit too much that can happen there to make it go all wrong.

With that said, I'd argue that assuming a ramp-dominating robot automatically gains possession of the 29 bins that sit atop the ramp is very, very flawed thinking.

I like this game. There's no single strategy or robot type that is utterly immune to any other combination of strategies and robot types. You can't design a machine that wins this game. You have to design a strategy that wins.