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Re: Sideways Driving

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Originally Posted by zzz View Post
Well i was thinking that since these balls are so big we could drive our robots sideways so that we would be 38" wide and 28" long. I have not seen anyone else who has done it in previous years so I wondered why and searched the rules and did not find anything. Please help cause it would definitely help my design lift the balls and would probably give you more options.
we did it last year to have a bigger ramp, worked great


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Originally Posted by dpick1055 View Post
My team last year used a "sideways" robot and it worked out fine. There's nothing in the rules that makes it illegal as long as your robot fits the dimensions. The only problem you might right run into is turning, which becomes harder with the wider base.

Good luck!

-David
Actually it's easier to turn with the wider wheelbase.
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