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Re: Arm Designs

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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
reaching over a 38" long robot and then reaching 10-14" into the goal (assuming you hold the tetra from about the end) is going to put your CD pretty far forward. Don't expect to be safely reaching over an entire robot without something to stabilize you.
There is a lot of geometry here to play with and work out. I wouldn't rule out anything just yet. Every year I see some one else figured out how to do the killer strategy that I couldn't figure out how to accomplish.

Also tetras aren't had to pick up. Play with them for a couple minutes. It took us all of 5 minutes to come up with a K.I.S.S. method for doing it once we had a couple made.