View Single Post
  #11   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 12-01-2007, 15:47
Alekat's Avatar
Alekat Alekat is offline
Registered User
AKA: Alex
None #0701 (RoboVikes)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: California
Posts: 234
Alekat has a spectacular aura aboutAlekat has a spectacular aura about
Send a message via AIM to Alekat
Re: Robots that float

Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesBrown View Post
2 problems I see with this are that

1 there is alot of contact on a first field, the odds of the skirt getting torn of folded up so it forms a poor seal with the floor are pretty high.

Also a hover bot would just be pushed around the field, it would be like an air hockey puck.

For any one who was looking at this strategy to score points at the end of the match, keep in mind that power is shut off and the robot wont be able to keep hovering.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Setsanto View Post
Practically speaking, I don't think a hovercraft is feasible.
These are the same people that say having a monkey for a pet is a bad idea.
I think in the future, both ideas will have their place in the world of FIRST.