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Re: Ri3D 'Snow Problem 2017

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Originally Posted by D.Allred View Post
Interesting design and a great looking robot.

The intake climber is a very interesting idea. Do you believe it would actually work on the real field? You are using a small rope on a small roller. It looks like you would jam the roller against the davit channel before you could consistently move the pressure plate. I've noticed a lot of these Ri3D designs don't seem to consider the channel.

David
Correct, we designed our climber without knowledge of the channel.

I'm pretty confident that an enterprising team could modify the concept to be competition-ready. We did have a small amount of room to work with on the final robot that could feasibly fit the modifications necessary.
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