picking up the tubs

[SuperJake]

Although anchoring isn't out, I wouldn't recomend it. The spotwelded wire mesh that makes up the ramp isn't that strong. In tests with a 130lb robot, the mesh bent a substantial ammount. When we moved the students in to remove the robot from ontop of the ramp, the mesh bent under their weight as well. I anticipate there being some rather nasty ruts on the mesh on the way to the top, making any sort of breaking mechanism unrelyable. We haven't tried it yet, but I'll be that if you anchor to the wire mesh with a 130lb robot on the down slope, then have another 130lb robot pushing down on the first, it could be possible to break the welds. Possible DQ there... and trust me, the Miracle Workerz know about DQs

*FIRST AND LAST DQ OF IN THE 2002 COMPETITION!*
Go MOEHawk!

There were also a few bots in the 2000 competition that hung on the bar then used a freakishly long arm to steal balls from the goals. Although I don't expect to see any 'super box arms', it would be really cool to see.