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Originally posted by JVN
Nice bot guys!
I have just one question. It looks like it's too tall to lowride under the bar.
Is this really the case?
Do my eyes mislead me?
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Thanks, John. I saw your pics, and 229's bot looks great, too! Your eyes are working just fine. We can't go under the bar.
During extensive simulation tests using Inventor's Reactor plugin, we determined that we needed to reach the third row of bins in order to maximize the number of bins falling into our scoring zone. We think that bots with a lower wall contact point could have trouble getting the upper bins of the wall to fall forward during a high speed collision. In such cases, the robots might even undercut the wall, causing some of the bins to fall BACKWARD into the opponent's scoring zone.
Some may say we have limited ourselves by not being able to go under the bar. Well, we actually WANT to operate on top of the ramp and address any obstacles to our progress *directly*. We feel that power and durability are our robot's strong points. Many other teams (but not all) have had to somewhat sacrifice these design aspects in order to create their unique stacking and ramp blocking systems. In a shoving match, we hope we will endure against a majority of these robots. If our attempts to break through at the top of the ramp fail, we will do our best to make the most of the situation. If we're in the opposing scoring zone, we'll try to wreak some havoc on the bins there and those who attempt to stack them. If we're in our own zone, we'll do anything it takes to successfully defend our own alliance's bins and stacks. Regardless of what happens, we hope to put on a good show for the spectators at the competitions.