Thread: Sitting on top of tubes
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Unread 08-01-2007, 01:29
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Re: Sitting on top of tubes
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Originally Posted by MrShifty View Post
The "climbing on a tube" angle seems to be lawering the rule a bit. The spirit of the rule is clearly to get robots that can stack on top of one-another. I suspect that a revision/clarification to the rules will reflect this.

That said, there was a lot of discussion today about doing that. It would be an interesting mechanism that would allow a robot to climb on a tube without flipping it, popping it, or falling off. Those things are tricky for people to get in (in a pool)...
I have already thought of a safe, non-damaging, & effective way (in theory of course.. have to add that in there since nothing was built yet. ) for at least a class 3 (light weight) robot to do this.
I will hold off on releasing this idea if we decide to not do it, cause I would LOVE to see a team try this if it is legal and would gladly give input to a team who wants to take that challenge.

<crosses fingers for legality ruling>
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