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Re: pic: Joe Troy studying the atlas ball
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Originally Posted by cromat44
How difficult was it to push the atlas ball around?

does anyone know how much it weighs?
The ball was not easy to push for various reasons:
- The ball in the picture was out of round and the weight was off center
- Smaller robots tended to drive under the ball
- Obstacles (softballs, other robots) on the opposite side of the ball often became wedges
- Robots pushing on opposite sides of the ball, regardless of the pushing power of the robots, and especially when under the hanging bar were a complete standoff

The atlas ball will play a role in this game in addition to its value as a multiplier.
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