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Originally Posted by EricH
You don't just tip something that's attached to carpet with industrial strength velcro. Trust me on this--I've done a little too much field setup/teardown. If you're lucky it's not on a base plate that is covered with carpet too--and that's just the setup I'd suspect.
Besides risks of damage and all that.
What if the motors could simply be stopped and allowed to be backdriven? Maybe with a slight loosening of pole clamps. This would allow gravity to take over, but in a (mostly) controlled manner.
How about a long pole with a fork on the end that fits around the pole? Put it above the minibot and pull down until it's within range of your tallest drive team member.
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Eric,
Doesn't look like T25 allows us to bring "special equipment" to retrieve our minibots from the pole:
<T25> The only equipment that may be brought on to the ARENA is the OPERATOR CONSOLE,
reasonable decorative items, and special clothing and/or equipment required due to a
disability. Other items, particularly those intended to provide a competitive advantage for
the TEAM, are prohibited.
Granted, I don't see what competitive advantage a pole to retrieve a robot provides
first post and the FRC "well what is a stick" comes in. Toothpick, does it need to be round, does a carbon fiber chain of Buckie balls count as a stick. CD posters are sooooo predictable. - Foster [more] 
25-01-2011, 02:03
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