pic: FTC290 2011-2012 Mast

[Tommy F.]

Originally Posted by gblake

I applaud the height, but...

Have you measured where the system's center of gravity resides once the mast is extended (the system includes the two crates).

I suspect that an incidental bump from another robot or a bowling ball has a good chance of tipping the entire system onto its side. That would be a bad thing during a match.

Our team took the risk. The strategy was to lift the mast while you are in the safe zone and having the other arm all the way down to try and prevent that from happening.