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Re: Teams going after the ramp?

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Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri
I dont care how many gyroscopes you have.. if you cant change the position of the base over the COG (in the direction of gravity), you are going to tip!
Nonsense. If you tip the robot in the same direction you accellerate, with appropriate gyroscopic control it could have it's COG over the base indefinately. Some clever fellow a few years back made a little scooter based on this principal and made so much on the idea he can afford the finest denim in the land.

Blocking someone from getting up the ramp is strategically equivalent, and an order of magnitude easier, than getting up the ramp. We will not be going up the ramp this year and if you're against us, you won't be either.
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