Storing Tetras on Robot

[NotaNerd]

At this point, it's unknown. But we know that we want to be as efficient as possible. If that means holding 10 on a grabber arm, so be it. Unfortunately, there are many outside factors that affect the number we carry. In addition, if you just leave a pile of tetras sitting on the field, they'll be stolen.

[Justin M.]

I'm sure that it as many as your bot can hold. I would check the rulebook to be sure.

[Squirrelrock]

we only plan on holding one at a time, but we have a shifting system that's just awesome(ly obvious). We may have less of a problem with transit time.

However, the debate on hold more vs lower center of gravity/lower weight went on for quite a while (almost 2 hrs straight) and most people still don't like what happened, but we agreed to a wierd system of managment this year, and the viceprezez agreed on hold one and shift gears.

[Garrix]

It will be quite difficult to hold multiple tetras on your robot because the tetra is almost as large as most robots, and tetras weigh 9 lbs each. If you have a stack of tetras on your robot, you will have balance issues.

I do not see what the problem is of having one of you alliance partners (going to and fro from the loading zones)and keep on feeding your robot tetras in a stack on the ground. The opposing team really couldn't steal the tetras because they are color coordinated... well they could just throw them out of the field, but that would be just plain mean, and not gracious professionalism.

[ZoNeGuY]

Thats alot of weight for 6+......
IF you store enough AND manage to cap, then go ahead.

[Petey]

Originally Posted by Garrix

It will be quite difficult to hold multiple tetras on your robot because the tetra is almost as large as most robots, and tetras weigh 9 lbs each. If you have a stack of tetras on your robot, you will have balance issues.

Not necessarily--

Consider the fact that, if you can store them to the "rear" of your robot (rear being defined as the end that is not the home of your grabber/forklift/arm device), you could conceivably use your tetras as an easy counterbalance that doesn't factor into your weight requirement.

I do not see what the problem is of having one of you alliance partners (going to and fro from the loading zones)and keep on feeding your robot tetras in a stack on the ground. The opposing team really couldn't steal the tetras because they are color coordinated... well they could just throw them out of the field, but that would be just plain mean, and not gracious professionalism.

This is not unlike the strategy our bot used last year--we were an extremely efficient ball feeder, and scored well because of it.

I do believe that it will be difficult to work on the field this year. With the weight and loading stations--not to mention the new paradigm offered by the addition of another team on a field that is, essentially, the same size as last year--I think we're going to see extremely complex on-field dynamics.

--Petey