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Re: Ramp or no ramp

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Originally Posted by Arefin Bari
... question is how much difference is it going to make with the diamond plate and the top of the platform?
Based upon my experiences hanging out in the practice area in 2004 (FIRST Frenzy, with the stairs leading up to the middle), a lot. A saw no end of robots that could reliably climb wood stairs, but failed miserably on the diamond plate.

Diamond plate is fairly slick if your traction doesn't grip the diamonds.