[Koko Ed]

FRC 279's 2004 robot.
It was just so cool to watch in action.
It would grab the bar from the lower platform and then clamshell up, flip over and the spread out some lexan flaps to block other robots from getting on.
It was a part of the single coolest moment I saw at a FIRST event in Quarterfinal 2 of the Buckeye Regional 378,48 and 1038 (i can't remember if 48 or 1038 were out because it was 2 vs. 2 that year). 378 had made their way up onto the upper platform and was moving in on 279 who was approaching from the lower platform so basically 378 drove on top of them after 279 grabbed the bar. 279 decided they were going up even with 378 on top of them and lifted them both up off the ground. The place went nuts! 279 did their thing while 378 fell off to the floor. 279, 859 and 1001 still ended up losing the match though.
Sadly there are no archives of this robot in action on the Blue Alliance.