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I applaud the use of actual physics but there are some things you're leaving out. The robots don't pivit around the center of gravity because of the wheels, also because the wheels are not in the same plane as the wing it changing the calculations further. Also any breaking device at the tips would have more "leverage." Now suction cups are designed to exert a holding force not necessarly a side load. Alot of suction cups slide easily. So in order to stay on the ramp its best to put the weight of the bot at the tips rather than the center. That way they would acheive the most leverage." So if you could put 130 of bot at the tips of a 9 foot long winged bot, it would be hard to push.
There are other things involved too, team 179bots swamp thing has a ramp to block the ramp, robots will hit the ramp and drive up it, they will increase the traction swamp thing has as they try to push him off.
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