Thread: Should FIRST address "ramp bots"?
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Re: Should FIRST address "ramp bots"?
Some additional history....

It was 1998 when FIRST added the rule against tipping devices. In my opinion it was brought about by current team 121's awesome 1997 tipping machine. There were times when 121 would go out, tip one or two opponents (it was 1 v 1 v 1 back in 1997), and the go on to win the match. They were awesome, and totally legal. They didn't manage to tip us, but they did rip out a major chunk of our drive system in Orlando! We weren't quick enough to outrun them!

Back then it was the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, I seem to remember a motto "Death From Below." Yup, we were scared of 'em.

Ken