Any ideas for going under low bar and scaling?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by jijiglobe

In 2010 there was a very similar endgame challenge. many teams effectively had arms that could fold out of their frames and deposit a hook on the bar. The hook would be attached to a string that the robot would winch in to lift itself up. This would probably be very effective this year too.

Many things wrong with this statement, actually.

When you say "many teams", you really mean "The Cheesy Poofs and 67". Climbing while preserving a low frame was a challenge that only the most elite robots could do that year, especially if they also wanted to cross obstacles. If you spent your build season chasing this as an average team, you paid for it dearly by compromising the attention you could have placed on obstacle traversion and ball control. Similar concerns for this year are valid.

You also have to be careful what orientation the robot is in once it's up off the ground. A sideways robot will have bumpers much lower to the ground than a robot that holds its orientation while hanging. A non-rigid hanger, while not impossible, has an extra burden to deal with versus a more rigid elevator style hanger.