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Re: pic: Team 148 - Robowranglers 2010 - Armadillo
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
First off, what's the purpose of the pole that extends beyond the hanging mechanism? Is that to aid with alignment?
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The pole serves two main purposes, you've got the first one right. The driver can "slap" our pole onto the tower and then drive forward until the claw latch is engaged. We experimented with all sorts of "docking aids" but this simple pole worked pretty well.
The second purpose is to extend the "claw" for the purposes of self-righting the robot.
-John
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