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Originally Posted by MrJohnston
It's going to be five or six at the highest levels.. Most likely, all bins will be scored on tall stacks in these matches. So, it would seem the tallest stacks are best... However, as robots cannot be taller than 6'6" and a bin on top of six totes will almost entirely be above the maximum robot height: A stack of 6 totes is just over 6' and needed to be lifted at least 2" to place them in a scoring zone. This leaves a whopping 4" of recycling bin below the robot height limit.
This introduces a challenging engineering problem. Do you find a way to grab the bottom few inches of a bin? Or, do you rely on a very smooth riding robot and a skillful enough driver to not "bump" anything? I have not yet fully solved this "difficulty."
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Originally Posted by cadandcookies
You can also stack a tote with a bin on top of it on top of 5 totes. Or two totes and a bin on top of four.
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That's a good idea, stacking a tote and a container at the same time will keep your mechanism within the height restriction!