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Would gecko feet work?
I wonder if you can grab a ball (using only the permitted amount of ball surface), and keep it in contact with the floor, and satisfy all other ball-related rules, and then later release it elegantly, using gecko-foot-style sticky pads.
Does anyone out there have a large/robust gecko that can be strapped onto the front of a prototype bot in order to find out?  Just kidding.
I wonder where would you buy fake gecko feet to do an experiment?
I wonder (really, I do) if an experiment would be a colossal waste of time or the key to a winning season. Hmmm.
Blake
PS: I would bet that any team able to use gecko pads for this would have a good shot at getting sponsored by GIECO.
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Last edited by gblake : 10-01-2010 at 23:08.
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