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Re: RACK & ROLL Reaction

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Originally Posted by dhoizner View Post
If I recall correctly, last year's height limit was 5ft.

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Darkember: that all depends on the robot's drivetrain, and the way the robot with the ramp builds it.

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You're right--my brain just clocked out at 1:00 today. (This is what happens when you stay up until midnight the night before, then wake up at 6:15 to get ready for presenting at your local Kickoff.)

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Originally Posted by eshteyn View Post
It does not matter what the weight of the robot is as if its center of gravity is high it may fall if it tries to go up a ramp at a high speed.
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but what if the ramb is steep and the robots center of gravity is above the center of the robot. Also, you wont have as good of a traction going up the ramp.
Again, generalizations. Many things are possible in FRC, just with trade-offs of various sorts. It just takes thought and planning.
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