Best/Favorite Ramp Design

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by CTbiker105

You're probably thinking of 1657, Hamosad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjfZ-jpPCWA

This is probably my favorite robot idea this year. It looks like they only got this one chance to compete?? Does anyone have video of them in action?


If there was a reset, I'd be willing to bet many elite teams would iterate on stretchy and fetchy. Imagine if the main part of the bot (lifty?) could lift with the speed of 1114

I would imagine a lot of teams could also fit a stretchy into their witholding allowance. The teams that can make good stacks but struggle with moving them around could just build them all in place...

[Poseidon5817]

I personally like 1671's ramp design. But I may be slightly biased.

[smart1]

What about stairs? I saw Simbotics and Op using an upsidedown tote turned sideways against the wall as step for the tote chute. Maybe not as smooth as a real ramp but it works and it doesn't require a tether. I would imagine they could shove it to the step and set a 5 stack on it in the last second.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by smart1

What about stairs? I saw Simbotics and Op using an upsidedown tote turned sideways against the wall as step for the tote chute. Maybe not as smooth as a real ramp but it works and it doesn't require a tether. I would imagine they could shove it to the step and set a 5 stack on it in the last second.

just wondering why dont they need a tether

[robochick1319]

So can we make #teamramp a club?

[smart1]

Because it's just a regular tote from the actual field. Very ingenious.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by smart1

Because it's just a regular tote from the actual field. Very ingenious.

so they have to move it over there mid match or can it be leagly placed there pre match

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

so they have to move it over there mid match or can it be leagly placed there pre match

I think you know the answer to that.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Gregor

I think you know the answer to that.

dont be rude, based on that response Im guessing they move it but $@#$@#$@#$@# that was snarky

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

dont be rude, based on that response Im guessing they move it but $@#$@#$@#$@# that was snarky

You were implying that you hadn't read the manual. I realize that not everybody memorizes it every year--I don't, I go for the general gist and where to find stuff quickly, and on the field I use a cheat sheet--but after watching 3 weeks of regionals and spending 6 weeks building the robot, something along the lines of "how do you not know that" (even without the previously-mentioned manual reading) might actually be appropriate. "Ask a stupid question..." and all that. When a drive team member asked me if yellow totes counted on the scoring platforms (during a practice day), and then admitted to not having read the manual...Well, I did answer the question, but I also gave him one of those looks that is supposed to mean "I can't believe my ears" or something along those lines.



To actually answer the question: If they place it there pre-match, it gets moved back to wherever it came from before the match starts. So they have to grab it mid-match.

[The_ShamWOW88]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

dont be rude, based on that response Im guessing they move it but $@#$@#$@#$@# that was snarky

Because...the internet....





and cheesecake/corndogs/pizza

[Team3844]

SPIRAL RAMP for Tote Delivery
watch here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2DHfNJ6_U

We built a ramp that carried the totes all the way to the scoring platform after we had bagged and tagged. It didn't fit within our withholding allowance so we had to fabricate it at our regional ( Smoky Mountain FRC Regional). During practice the officials had us move our battery inside our frame perimeter which threw 14 lbs of our ballast forward. It was a legitimate safety concern, but it crippled us on carrying a load. we realized to late that we could have built a carbon fiber box around our battery and salvaged using the spiral ramp.

We weren't designed to use this ramp since it was an after thought. I hope someone with a slide, mecnum or swerve drive can pick it up and use it at championships. I can send the CAD work and material list if needed.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

just wondering why dont they need a tether

696 did something similar with a yellow tote.

The reason none of those three need a tether is because they don't bring the tote onto the field. It's already there, they just repurpose it for use as a tote ramp.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

just wondering why dont they need a tether

And they can only use the big ramps they bring on practice day. At their prior events they've tethered these ramps to partners for official matches.

It's just like 3 teams running 2 ball autos in practice matches.