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We don't flip...
...but we can pop some serious wheelies. We took the grabber assembly off of our stacking mechanism, replaced it with latex tubing, and placed 20 pounds worth of steel directly over our two-wheel drive. Whenever we accelerate quickly we pop a small wheelie.

We haven't flipped yet, but we have apexed many times. If you're wondering what "apexing" is, it's the act of forming a triangle with another robot on the ramp when you're both pushing equally hard. It's quite a sight to see. We flipped somebody accidently when we apexed and they didn't stop moving.
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Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Class of 2008