[JimWright949]

Hmmm. What if the gate is not a gate but instead of a gait (a manner of walking).

Which leads me back to my game theory I shaired with the Washington State FIRST board last night:
O Walking robots, no wheels allowed.
O 3x3x3 matches (yep 9 teams on the field)
O The robots will have to 'launch' bowling balls around the field.
O In order to involve more chemistry students, the 'launching'
mechanism for the bowling balls have to be a chemical reaction and not mechanical.
O There isn't a speed limit on the speed of the bowling balls,
however there is a limit on the chemicals that a team can use to cause the reaction.

ok ok ok, maybe just the first point is valid.

-Jim