This is such an elegant solution you should be applauded for thinking outside the box! The one problem I see is the 84in right cylindrical rule. if you make a 28" robot, and you'll have to assume your alliance partner is driving on it's 38" dimension that will determine the size of the platform on the vertical frame assembly. that accounts for 66". Since the rules state that the entire robot in it's finale configuration must fit within an 84" cylinder, I'm not sure you can manage a ramp long enough to allow for a 45 degree ramp angle to accommodate your alliance partner. You may have to do some fancy timed folding. I haven't looked at the numbers close enough so I don't know if that will indeed be an issue.
Steve
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Originally Posted by Sunshine
Here is an idea that our team came up with that we believe would work and is outside the norm of lifting a robot that others may not think of. I was extremely proud of all of the ideas that the students generated this year for lifting. Besides this idea, they also came up with a great idea for lifting using the vertical bars. For the record, we are not using either idea. We are using the KISS method (Keep It Simple Students) and believe that we will have a lifting robot that can do the job quickly, efficiently and is simple.
I include this diagram within the spirit of Gracious Professionalism
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