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Level 2 climber concept

We believe this to be a safe, repeatable, and easy to manufacture way to score 20 points on the tower. There may be ways to modify it for a 30 point climb, but we will start with this.

http://youtu.be/slfFu3tg7VQ

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We are not actually doing this
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

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We believe this to be a safe, repeatable, and easy to manufacture way to score 20 points on the tower. There may be ways to modify it for a 30 point climb, but we will start with this.

http://youtu.be/slfFu3tg7VQ
Seems very risky. Is it worth 20 extra points?
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

Pull this off and any alliance would want you for style points...
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

I feel like this isn't safe at all. If that initial bar hook slips (Which it may, consider the momentum of the bot) your bot is flying through the air. A landing from 3 feet will bend and break components. Slowly but surely may be a sure way to climb.

Style points are nice, but your robot breaking at your first regional isn't.

EDIT:: I've been duped!
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

I don't think you'll be able to make a robot go fast enough to make it 180 degrees around the first bar.

Actually, with a standard 150lbs FRC robot I would be suprised if you lifted the robot up by more than a few inches.
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

Clearly it's possible.

In all seriousness, we're not trying to tear you down, but simply help you realize that this is not a feasible theory for tower climbing.
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

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Clearly it's possible.

In all seriousness, we're not trying to tear you down, but simply help you realize that this is not a feasible theory for tower climbing.
We are not actually doing it lol, it was just funny possibility on incredibots. Maybe I should make the text a bit darker in the OP
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

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We believe this to be a safe, repeatable, and easy to manufacture way to score 20 points on the tower. There may be ways to modify it for a 30 point climb, but we will start with this.

http://youtu.be/slfFu3tg7VQ

We are not actually doing this
I love white text. Do I see decagon wheels on your robot?
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

Seems like it's not worth the risk. This is my cost-benefit analysis.
Benefits:
20 pts.
Style. (It WOULD be very cool)

Costs:
Lightweight in order to flip, which means
Sacrificing other functionality.

Potential Benefits:
Ummmmm.
Potential Costs:
Destruction of Robot.

To me, I feel like there's a simpler way to climb to the second level without risking the safety of your robot like that.
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

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We are not actually doing it lol, it was just funny possibility on incredibots. Maybe I should make the text a bit darker in the OP
Perhaps an introduction into using the "spoiler" function is in order...I see the white now, but a non blind test isn't worth much
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Re: Level 2 climber concept

haha. Another member and me were actrully joking that we should do that
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