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Originally posted by Cory
Look at the Stang. They have a wedge, they are smart about using it, so they dont have any problems. In the one match that was linked to on CD, 111 was blocking their HP stack with 226 going after it. 226 drove up onto wildstang, and was on the verge of tipping. had 111 driven forward, 226 would of tipped, but they didnt, acheiving GP and playing by the rules, while still using their wedge to their advantage.
Cory
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Thank you for noticing. We could have very easily tipped 226 in that situation; but that is never our intention. We are aware that our design could cause tall robots to tip. So we try not to push too far on tall robots. Luckily, no one tipped while trying to ram us and they just wound up driving on top of us.
Our KOTH design intent was to prevent robots from ramming us off the HDPE (rather than use suction cups) while we tried to hold our position on the top of the hill and keep other robots off. Other teams also realized that a wedge is the easiest way to accomplish this.