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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
Note that the 2010 rules specified a "finale configuration" volume that robots had to remain in. They specifically stated the the other rules about extending past the frame perimeter did not apply while the robot was touching the tower and in its finale configuration. IIRC, the finale configuration was a 82" diameter, 90" tall right cylinder, with respect to the floor.. Different rules this yearcheer is NOT working equicalent to 2010, so I don't think we can go with the assumption that it's the same.
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Whoops, forgot about that. I was just skimming the 2010 rules for frame perimeter stuff. So unsurprisingly, 254 was legal that year, but probably wouldn't be this year.
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Originally Posted by jee7s
Well, there's some good cheesecake for this year. Maybe a bit far fetched, but here's a scenario that gets 3 scales plus a CAPTURE with only 2 robots actually doing the lifting...
Team A cheesecakes Robot B to have a simple mechanism that dispatches a rare earth magnet and some string on an arm. Robot A (Team A's robot) is designed for another robot to drive on top of it and then lift both robots. Robot B drives on top of Robot A. Robot A lifts both so that both sets of bumpers are above the low goals. Robot B then extends the arm to bring the magnet close enough to the empty rung to touch it and "stick" to it via the magnetism. Robot C scales or has scaled the remaining side of the tower.
In the above scenario, Robot A is the only robot in contact with Rung 1. Robot B is the only robot in contact Rung 2. Robot C is the only robot in contact with Rung 3. But, the bumpers of all three robots are above the low goal and only two robots did the lifting.
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This is a concept worthy of the team that designed a ramp robot in 2010 so robots could drive on top of us, and we could lift ourselves and them at the same time for the bonus points of our robot supporting another hanging robot. You should totally come mentor the Leopards, sir.