[Greg Peshek]

Very interesting design, I don't think you'll end up seeing many (if any) of those kind of designs at regionals (not a bad thing, I quite like it). I think you might eliminate the "tip the robot when the boot gets to the top" problem if you put something kind of spring of softening system to stop the arm.

By the way, what does your "boot" weight? It looks like it weighs a lot, but I can't tell.

-Greg P.