Time To Climb ;)

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by Justin Shelley

i agree with you guys. Just like the bridges last year

And I think it's safe to say that climbing is roughly 10^5 times harder

[Justin Shelley]

Originally Posted by dcarr

And I think it's safe to say that climbing is roughly 10^5 times harder

i completly agree. Yet teams are always going to say they can do it when they are no where near doing it. They do it once in 4 minutes in practice and then they think they can do it always though i can say i see it in our team at times also

[z_beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by dcarr

And I think it's safe to say that climbing is roughly 10^5 times harder

Depends. A 10 point climb can be a simple passive wedge-like device, not much harder than balancing the bridges, which requires a powered device to lower them and a decent drivetrain. A 30 point climb, however, is one of the hardest challenges ever given by FIRST.

[dcarr]

Originally Posted by z_beeblebrox

Depends. A 10 point climb can be a simple passive wedge-like device, not much harder than balancing the bridges, which requires a powered device to lower them and a decent drivetrain. A 30 point climb, however, is one of the hardest challenges ever given by FIRST.

Right on. I'd argue a 10 point hang can be easier (less practice/driver dependence) than a balance, but beyond that, it gets dramatically difficult.

[cadandcookies]

Adding a wedge is (theoretically) easy, much like a balance last year. I doubt there will be many teams able to add a 20 or 30 point mechanism during competition season, unlike last year, where a wide robot which might not have been able to find robots to triple balance with during qualifications might be able to have partners that facilitate a triple during eliminations or at later competitions.

[dcarr]

Bottom line, we can expect to see a lot of iteration this season.