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Unread 07-01-2007, 01:47
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Re: Robot ideas

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Originally Posted by Coop View Post
our team decided the most awsome(and hardest and least likely lifting mechanism) is akin to a inflatable raft. keep it rolled up till the last 15 seconds or so, or more. drive to home zone, unfurl it(note that it is NOT detachable, it remains attached to ones robot via pnuematics/air cables). alliance robots then drive ontop of the "raft" and it is inflated with much speed. if anyone can accomplish this, i will be impressed. have fun.
btw, first post, gogo penguins!
-coop
Cool idea, but not legal. An inflatable bag is not a pneumatic device you're allowed to use in the Robot Rules.
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