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Re: What will your robot actually do?

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Originally Posted by gpetilli View Post
Our team seriously considered a chassis-less robot. Given no limit on the X-Y size, the idea was to put poles in the corners of the field and stretch wires and hang a claw - think NFL field camera. It could easily meet the transport size rules.

The conversation was very lively. Ultimately they decided it would be illegal because the wires would stretch over the AUTO ZONE during initial setup and therefor illegal.
You could have two poles on mobile platforms which drive across the field during auto.
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