Interlocking bumpers?

[KevinGoneNuts]

What my team is doing is shortening our chassis, allowing all three robots on the bridge.

[Dave McLaughlin]

Just how short are you going?

[Ninja_Bait]

Please say your robot is the size of 1501's in 2010. (about 15" square) That would make me happy.

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

Please say your robot is the size of 1501's in 2010. (about 15" square) That would make me happy.

I remember that year, we scored 1501's robot in one of the goals. It was quite entertaining...

[Ninja_Bait]

Originally Posted by plnyyanks

I remember that year, we scored 1501's robot in one of the goals. It was quite entertaining...

I remember that - Hartford, right? That's part of the reason it would make me happy.

[Tom I]

Something tells me interlocking bumpers is a cute idea in concept, but in an actual competition with the heat of the battle, I doubt it'll ever happen.

[Peyton Yeung]

I think that getting multiple robots together on 1 alliance that all have interlocking bumpers will be tricky

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait

I remember that - Hartford, right? That's part of the reason it would make me happy.

Yup, at Hartford - in one of the final matches, I think. It was pretty cool...

[KevinGoneNuts]

Originally Posted by Dave McLaughlin

Just how short are you going?

Well we're not going 15"X15"...We still want to be able shoot balls. But as of right now, the design is for either 26"X26" or 27"x27" Don't exactly remember...

[Dave McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by KevinGoneNuts

Well we're not going 15"X15"...We still want to be able shoot balls. But as of right now, the design is for either 26"X26" or 27"x27" Don't exactly remember...

So are you also counting on your entire elims alliance to be that small, or smaller, as well, or do you just plan on hanging off both sides of the ramp when attempting to balance?