[Mentor Dave]

We successfully tried out our robot on the ramp just a few days ago. We had the same "It's gonna tip!" reaction on its first attempt. However, after a few practices, our driver was able to climb the ramp without trouble. We found that we didn't have enough traction to do a zero-start at the base of the ramp. A running start provides the momentum we need. Spare cardboard boxes are wonderful at absorbing impact.

I think if our robot comes in under the weight guidelines, we're going to add whatever weight we can to the bottom of the robot to help with traction and lower our CG even more.