Have you tried parking on the Batter?

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

From what I've seen at week 0 events, robots slide down and roll off the batter after the power is cut. This is probably more common for robots with large pneumatic wheels... most of them... there are obviously going to be tricks and effective techniques for parking on the Batter. My argument is that most teams won't even consider any of the tricks until after they roll off the batter in their first match.

This is all dependent on gear ratio, wheel size, friction, etc.

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

This is all dependent on gear ratio, wheel size, friction, etc.

^This.

Our robot was at the official Week Zero event and didn't need one to stay on the batter however that wasn't the case for every robot.

If you really want to end the match parked on the Batter, start planning something to hold you there now if you don't have the ability to test your robot on a lexan incline between now and your event.

[BJT]

If you have a heavy end of your robot, park that against the lip. Our robot is pretty heavy on the back when the shooter is up, and stays parked. Low gear and brake mode on the talons helps so if you roll into the lip it is slow.

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

This is all dependent on gear ratio, wheel size, friction, etc.

Speed controller setting is also important. I'll be checking with every team I encounter that their speed controllers are set to brake mode.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

Speed controller setting is also important. I'll be checking with every team I encounter that their speed controllers are set to brake mode.

Fair heads up, CAN bus teams can dynamically switch that really easily. It's actually pretty nice.