Thread: Can Anyone With a Field Help the Rest of Us?
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Posted by rebecca at 1/11/2001 12:29 AM EST


Student on team #192, gunn robotics team, from gunn high school.


In Reply to: Can Anyone With a Field Help the Rest of Us?
Posted by aTm on 1/10/2001 11:50 PM EST:



The goals are, for one thing, VERY heavy. We brought out our 'bot from last year and did some tests. one goal full of balls puts a lot of strain on our drivetrain (2 drill motors, tank style). As for picking up a goal...again, hard. They weigh around 50 pounds (this is an estimate)
We have not tried stacking yet put i do know one thing: while balancing with the goal upright, things can get tippy. a flexable but sturdy way to attatch to the tower is a good idea.

thats all i have right now...

: I realize that there is most likely a very small number of teams that already have that evil ramp built AND two accurate goals, but I know that there has to be at least one 2001 field already in existence out there. Or at least I hope so, because as I'm sure that most of you have now recognized, there are many strategies/designs/concepts/ideas/whatever that simply cannot be followed further OR thrown out simply because WE DO NOT KNOW! Example: how hard is it to push two goals back to back up the ramp? how hard is it to pick up the goal? can two goals be stacked somehow sideways on the ramp since they obviously cannot fit side-to-side. These are just a couple questions, and any general impressions of the field/goals/ramp that are completed would be GREATLY appreciated by I'm sure much of the forum. As for Wildstang, we will most likely have most of the field constructed within a matter of days, so I will gladly convey any impressions myself or the rest of my team comes up with once the field is completed. Thanks in advance to anyone that has experienced the 2001 field.

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