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Originally posted by D.J. Fluck
obviously the wings come up, otherwise that wouldnt make it within the FIRST size limits of starting
sorry, i knida pulled two completely random trains of thought into that comment. (me brain works not today) the arms are one thing - the reason that getting to the ramp first would work is becauseteam 45 uses tracks, and tracks don't conform to the ramp. If they come up enought to have part of their drive train sticking up over the top of the ramp but not all the way up, and someone hits them at that moment, then you would literally be pushing up on their robot. that would reduce the normal force needed for traction and make them easily stopped.

of course, the chance that this would happen during autonomous mode is extremely small. It was just an idea.
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