Thread: Robot Lifting
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Unread 23-01-2010, 18:03
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Re: Robot Lifting

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Originally Posted by MikePres View Post
Me and couple of my teammates had this idea that we call "wings". basically we thought of folded arms that unfold outside the robot and create 2 forklift-like platforms on both sides of the robot.


Our mentors said it's impossible and we're gonna break our wings on our first try.
what do you think?
Someone did something similar to this in 2007. Granted it wasn't as high, but they made it work. I belive they way they did it was each "wing" was rotated up once the alliance partners were on them. Then a leg would pop down to hold the wing in place after power down. It was kinda cool to watch
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