Team 4536 Reveal #2

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by DanielPlotas

From what it looks like to me they start inside the Landfill.

It is hard to tell from the video since we do not have a full field. However our plan is to start each match with Zipline in the near zone on the scoring platform, connected to two of the three RCs in the near zone.

Our other robot, Zenith, will be a tote specialist, grabbing stacks of 5 from the feeder station and setting them beneath Zipline. Zipline will be the RC specialist, grabbing 2 RCs right at the start of auto and holding them up high until the stacks are made below.

Originally Posted by Boe

Looks good, but you may have some issues starting with those hooks in the can during autonomous.

As long as we are pulling up on the RCs and not putting any weight on them, we should be fine. Q283 and Q410 make me confident that we will not have any problems with auto placement.

Originally Posted by pntbll1313

I agree they may have some legality issues to talk through with the refs, but I really hope they are deemed legal.

We have no doubt that our setup is legal. That is, we will pass inspection and we will be able to play in each match with this robot. Our main concern will come in convincing the referees that Zipline's anchors and tower do not "support" the RCs in any way. The GDC and I have been going back and forth for a while now(Q479, 483, 487, 490), so I am hoping their response to Q490 will be in the affirmative, which should give our referees enough guidance to know that we don't "support" the RCs.

It is clear to me that Zipline does not "support" the RCs in any way, now I just need to make sure that our refs see things the same way I do.