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Originally Posted by smclean1969
We're a rookie team that has some experienced mentors and one experienced student. It's a talented group with a healthy amount of prior training. We're having serious discussions about whether to shoot for the top row or just settle for hanging tubes on the middle and/or lower row. To reach the top row requires a more complicated robot design (e.g., extending arm, multiple piece forklift, etc...) and these seem a bit much for an experienced team, let alone a rookie team.
thoughts? Scott
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One strategy that might prove good for you is the role of the fetcher. Design a small and really fast robot that can quickly and easily transport tubes from one end of the field to the other. I think the strongest alliances will have two hangers, each with their respective rack, and then one really fast fetcher.
A fetcher wouldn't have to have an arm at all but rather just be able to suck up tubes from the floor and drop them off for their hanger parters. The trick for such a strategy through is getting a chassis built as quickly as possible so your drivers can get used to the speed.