[Jeremiah H]

We are in the process of designing a forklift-type lift mechanism that would hinge down to be level with the top of our bot (13" fromthe ground) at the end of the match. The prongs on the lift that hold the pool tubes during play would be the proper length to support it. We are going to have a ramp fold down in the back that will allow our alliance partners that are narrow & long to drive up onto our bot and then on across onto the back of the forks. We also probably will have a ramp out the side, so that the occasional wide & short bot can get up behind the first. in the case of two long bots, one would just follow the other up. In our preliminary figures, the forks will be 50 some inches long, which allows for very comfortable space for the other bots' bumpers. It looks like our forks are going to be 5" wide. I personally think that this will be plenty wide enough for a competent driver to get and stay on. The issue right now is finalizing the actual lift design with a pivot at the base.