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Originally Posted by Bernardo F
our team has a grabber that grabs UNDER the APEX of the tetra, can grab three tetras at the same time, then can be put up 12 1/2 feet, then telescoped another four feet. 
I think. After that, CG is what we have to worry about.  |
Thirty pounds of tetras 12 or 16 feet from the ground (if I read your post correctly), held by an arm that has to weigh 20-40 pounds? Yeah, I'd do the CG calculations if I were you.
But if it falls over really dramatically, can you please post video?
Seriously, I expect to see a lot of robots s-l-o-w-l-y rotating to the ground, losing the CG war. I kind of expect to see some teams driving out from under their top-heavy bots. Let's see, applying a force at ground level underneath a structure 8 or 10 or 12 feet high, with a high polar moment of inertia...
- Rick Tyler
Old Guy with a Sticky Shift KEy