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Originally Posted by PhilBot

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?

I wasn't thinking of it being nearly as steep as the ramps were last year, since most robots with center wheel drive couldn't get up. One of my team members calculated that the simplest ramp to make would have about an 18° slope. Is that reasonable for most 'bots?