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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.
Can you fit that inside the 84" FINALE CONFIGRATION cylinder? Your robot alone is about 34" (including bumpers). Your forks could only extend 22 or 24 inches on either side. Would another team take a gamble on balancing on a fork that wasn't at least as wide as their robot?
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