Thread: ELEVATED but not hanging?
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Re: ELEVATED but not hanging?
All,

We usually bash the GDC when they vaguely word a rule so I will give them credit where credit is due. They really were very clear in the definitions of ELEVATED and SUSPENDED. Direct contact with tower or platform and above the platform = ELEVATED. Only in contact with an ELEVATED or SUSPENDED robot and [EDIT: NOT above the platform] = SUSPENDED. This is so obviously clear to me.

EDIT: My typing got ahead of me. The SUSPENDED robot does not have to be above the platform. I knew this, but just was on a roll ... sorry for the confusion.

Now for a word of caution about making ramps for others to climb on:

In 2007, it was clear the every team that wanted to play that game should have been able to climb a robot's ramps. However, A LOT of teams that thought they could climb, could not climb at all.

This year, the points aren't as high and the focus is not really on robot ramps. I expect even the best ramp robots this year will have very few teams able to drive on them. My team seriously considered being a ramp, but dismissed it due to the fact that we thought very few robots could climb on our back. My advice: worry about getting yourself elevated.
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