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I would have to do some testing but, I would guess vinyl coated 1/8" cable should work pretty well. Stiff enough to not be easy to tangle up in drive trains small enough to be almost unnoticed by wheels of most types, and available in a variety of bright colors to contrast against both blue and red. If you have a robot from previous years around, go grab some cable from the Orange colored big box store and drive over it a bunch.
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I have an idea for a "ramp," but it won't be a robot part.
We'll have to test this on our practice field to see if it works well for our design. |
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So where does 1114's ramp fall in the rules of ramps and tethered robot parts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzeSsgWorFI At first I thought they just replaced their 3rd alliance member with a ramp. Last edited by wesbass23 : 10-03-2015 at 19:09. |
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It does not appear to be. Could be small enough to not be seen by the camera though. The ramp is completely passive however, the human player tips it down with the noodle.
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Its not a bad Idea to have a ramp on hand and have teams put their number plates on it if there are any issues getting their robot to the match Maybe even bringing a printer to the competition
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I would suggest a passive design; if your robot is able to function without the ramp's help, a tether takes up too much field space... if you're going for a FRC 148-esque design, then the tether might make sense |
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Does a ramp have the minimum features to qualify as a ROBOT?
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Think of it more as a part of the robot and not as a robot itself.
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That seems to indicate that if it's not carrying power or signal it's not a tether.
I think we need to come up with a new term for a robot tied to a ramp with a string rather than using tether. |
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If you want to be really specific the word tether in the English language has absolutely no reference to a attachment wire that provides power to another object. Both tether and leash are defined as cables used to limit a domesticated animal's range of movement. It's not exactly confusing to use the word tether to describe methods of attachment ether powered or not interchangeably.
Funny enough. We use a COTS retractable dog leash as our tether for our ramp. $10 from a local pet store. Last edited by JohnFogarty : 10-03-2015 at 20:31. |
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