[Jeremiah H]

The discussion thus far is great, but I have two questions:
-How will these forks grab the bot to be lifted?
-What will prevent the lifted bot from falling off?
Just curious.

On another note, we are planning on using a forklift-inspired tube lifter that will grip the tubes with two sets of froks, one on top and one underneath, with each prong roughly 8" off of vertical center. We plan to be able to get two bots off the ground at the end of the match, but not by sheer force. We intend to make our lift on a pivot where it connects to the bot, and at the end of the match we will be able to rotate it downwards until it is level with the top of our bot. At this point the prongs that hold the tube will be resting on the floor to give the support for that end. A ramp will be deployed out the back, and two robots will be able to run up onto the long track resulting. We also will have a ramp out the side for that occasional bot that has a wide & short configuration rather than narrow & long as ours will be.

Any thoughts, anyone? JH