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Re: Universal Robot Connector

Yeah.. USBCD36....

Our team also like the idea of a ramp/platform soultion. Let's fact it, all the bots will have the ability to move... If we could get some standardization on minimal ramp climbing ability/clearance requirements we could get some cool cooperative alliances.

A 4" platform with a short ramp seems more universally achievable than a 12" platform, which would need a much longer ramp for many bots. But, we do have the ability to specify a much more grippy ramp material, so it could be made easier than last year's ramp.

I see a new scouting class distinction here: Are you a Lifter or a Ramper?
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