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Re: Self-righting

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Originally Posted by Tim566
can anyone think of a way to reduce the risk of tipping without redesigning the robot or adding much weight? ( our robot is at the weight limit assuming our scale is accurate but I am hoping the scale added weight to the robot that way we have room to make little add-ons come practice day)
Well team 118 has now for the last two year built outriggers (basically pieces of PVC that come out of the robot after the start of the match to balance the robot) and they have worked fine. here is the thread with our 2006 bot http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ight=robonauts
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