[EricH]

Originally Posted by gorrilla

well most universitys have some sort of retention pond or lake nearby and unless its frozen its easy to get a pump and pump in and out water


it dosent have to be that deep just 4-5 feet just enough so that the robots would be able to submerge completely




and a boat type game would be even easier

and for rookie teams it would probobly be as complex or maybe even simpler than having to build a land vehicle because you dont have to deal with wheels and weight


it would de easy enough for first to supply a modified kitbot type thing to make a flat bottomed boat

My university doesn't have a holding pond... What about sports arenas? Most of those don't (and many competitions aren't held at universities--good luck in Atlanta).

Rookies have a hard enough time moving on land. Now, add water. You do have to deal with weight, you have to deal with water, you have buoyancy, CG, center of moment...

Fluids class, anyone?