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[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Jarridj4009

Our robot still needs a lot of upgrades to speed, accuracy, and grip ability, but so far we have successfully stacked a RC on a stack of 6 crates fairly easily even without any automated levels. I think teams that planned to do this from the start won't have any problems.

Video speaks louder than words . Really I'm impressed though; it was a difficult thing to do, and takes a bit of specialization to pull off. More seriously, you may want to follow this Q&A question. I only thought of it when perusing the other Q&A's, then wondered if our robot was over 76" under certain circumstances. Turns out we're ok regardless of the ruling, but I get the impression that other teams may not be.

In order to maintain compliance with [G22], and to get a RC onto a 6-stack (~70.1" floor-top) on the floor, the robot must maintain grip on the bottom 8" of the RC. If the robot remains on the floor and the 6-stack is on the platform, the robot must maintain grip on the bottom 6" of the RC. Depending on the answer to the Q&A above, and depending on the type/geometry of the lift, if the robot ever intends to drive over the platforms each of these two numbers may be decreased by about 2".