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Unread 03-04-2007, 22:11
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Re: 2007's Best Robot Ramps

Not to brag or anything, im just really proud of our ramp. The entire frame is just 1x1 aluminium tube and sheet metal riveted too it. Oh and the lightening holes, totally student done. 9 degree incline with nearly 32 square feet of ramp space, the other bots ram into our arm (which will not move) and that stops them. The ramp itself is nearly 4 feet wide which means we can lift any robot (even the massive ones like 1718) with relative ease. Oh, and we have clocked our lift times at the 4-6 second range. Oh yes, one last thing, its all spring loaded when it deploys, gosh I love that boom it makes.

On the topic of other ramps I like, 245. maybe not the biggest or most reliable but very unique. We tossed around many possible ideas for lifters and a cam on the ground wasnt mentioned, kudos to the adambots for innovation.

469 is another one I really like, aside from the fact that it is like ours i admire them for fitting that size ramp on top of their swerve drive. All around Im impressed with their robot.

93 has another unique ramp but I dont really feel it is effective. In the elims it may be but in qualification rounds it is more a liability. Maybe if the panels were larger. Again,I say kudos for innovation.

And though their number escapes me, there was a robot at VCU that when deployed i almost thought that they were last years ramp on the field by accident. If anyone knows that number.

Thats all that comes to mind. Oh and thanks for the compliments on the ramps.
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