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Re: Team update 16

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Originally Posted by Teammax View Post
I think designing a robot to go over the bumps and one that will not allow balls to roll under it is very challenging. I am sure there are effective designs but just having a round object with a surface that grips makes it hard to stop. If the center of the ball can get under a robot then it is very easy to drive over that ball and trap it under neath. You cannot have a solid 'skirt' the rides low to the ground because it effects your ability to go over the bumps.

I am sure that teams have effectively designed there robot to avoid this (I hope we did!!) but I think it is more of a challenge then we thought it would be.
Agreed. Along with posessing a ball well enough to drive that ball up the ramp into the goal I would see as the major design challanges of this year's game, even above that of hanging, once a cost analysis is undertaken. Balls are everywhere in this game, especially in places you don't expect (or can't see due to field objects) and its really easy for an opposing robot to shove it underneath your frame.
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