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Re: 399's ramp release.

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Originally Posted by Kyle View Post
That looks good so far, are you going to have any control over the ramp once it falls down?
As of right now with this design there is no plan to. the robot would have to climb up and be supported on the platform, which could be a problem. Like I said we have another design being worked on which would be just the ramp portion, and would be powered to lift the robots. They still have to climb the ramp, but not the entire way, and we think it may be a little easier on the robots.

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Originally Posted by Arefin Bari View Post
Looks sweet. Two questions...

1) How much does that ramp weigh?
2) What material are you using?

Our team has something like that planned, but we are going to stress on weight depending on what we use.
Right now it weighs around 14 pounds. We're just using some sheet aluminum (sorry I don't know what exact thickness etc, I'm technically a programmer ;P) with angles for supports. A robot can drive up it fine (as in it can support it) but it's a little small and tough to position yourself on.

But yeah, weight is definitely an issue for us right now... we're trying to do a little bit too much. All is well though.
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