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Originally Posted by jsasaki
sorry for my very vague post. fear not out bumpers are legal. those were last years.  as for my OP, this was intended to be used in elims (if we make it) as a bridge tipper and grabber. as for varying bumper heights go this was made so the top was at 10 inches and the bottom clamped on. the clamp is more so for security whereas the main section of this is used to ensure robots dont "tip" over the edge when pushed close to the edge. all in all this is mainly for extra help. kind of like 148's stinger (using them as a reference) just wanted to see what the CD community thought.
thanks for your replies |
Psh, that's nothing like 148's stinger - more like 1114's bridge manipulator. You might want to take a look at
Waterloo elims; their balancing strategy was to hook onto their alliance robot's bumper and drag them up the bridge.
In that case, I agree with your finding, as G37 only prevents intruding into the opponent's frame perimeter. That being said, make sure that if you use this method, that whatever you're latching onto has enough structural strength to withstand this linkage.
To me, the changing rules are a big part of the fun. If the rules stayed the same year to year, robots would start to look the same. That would be boring. - Richard Wallace [more] 
03-25-2012, 06:54 PM
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