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Originally posted by Kevin A
I will bring my VW bug...bet it could be pulled in gear. Low compression VW engines!!!
And Ken, i woul love to see a truck push, because the robots are designed to push, not pull. They depend on traction, and the high mounting point of a rope lifts the bot when its under tension.
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Unfortunately, because of different shapes and sizes of robots, this really wouldn't be possible. Some robots like WildStang are angled and won't get a solid mating surface.
You could permit a team member to weigh the robot down like 93 did in their video. Either that or bring with a set of lead weights to standardize the weight of each robot.
Personally, I prefer the letting the teams decide, because they know best how much traction their robot needs. More weight isn't always best, because then the more you have to accelerate.
Also, I hope that's a manual VW and not an automatic. The torque converter might hinder things, as would the planetary transmission (as most automatics use these days). Challenge: The robot who starts the engine the fastest wins!
The other option is to bring a full size weight lifting machine (those multi-function one's with the leg press). Connect the leg press to the robot. The cables on these usually come from a pulley that's positioned at ground level, so if anything the robots would have more traction. The robot that can "leg press" the most weight wins.