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Originally Posted by KTorak
Looks pretty solid. We did one like that before, but if you want to, you could put each successive level inside the other (like a commercial forklift) instead of in front and having cross bracing.
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I second this notion - It's our teams design for this year, and really isn't all that much more time consuming. We had a prototype made out of wood after the first week and it works very well and is extremely durable, which is something that all teams should think about when going for a tall, hurdling bot - With your CG so high, you do risk tipping over no matter what you do, and if you tip, you have to consider the fact that other teams will be "gently" pushing you out of the way, which could put stress on the lift design where it's not designed for...