[meaubry]

Are others as surprised as I am with the number of robots that end up tipped over?
I can understand those that flip over when climbing on the ramp, but I've seen lots that were in the middle of the field.
In one match I saw 2 robots pushing each other straight on and both flipping over backwards as the result (didn't either of these think about driving backwards?)
I would have thought by limiting the area of allowable interaction, that the robots wouldn't have tipped over as easily. Guess not.
Yes, Yes, Yes, - Know all about those that are top heavy are gonna be easier to tip - but I didn't think it would be often as I was seeing.
(Even with the cg 2 1/2 feet from the ground, you only have a very short moment arm with the contact zone being so close to the ground (2 1/2 to 8)
Anyways - maybe its simply a by-product of the amount and type of defensive tactics be applied with this years game format.