pic: 1474 Lift Teaser!

[Yan Wang]

Originally Posted by Pi Is Exactly 3

Wow that's cool. I told the team about putting a banner like urs running up the lift so when it raises it'll pull it out. I'm glad to see I'm not just crazy, but its actually a possibility.

NO.

Yeah, that was my idea too and it was great while it lasted. We stuck out like a sore thumb and were easily the most recognizable presence on the field.

However, we made that banner system such that it folded into a pocket at the beginning of the game and opened up as we lifted up. However, in the first match on Saturday morning, our controller accidently left the lift switch on so once autonomous ended, the lift shot up, the banner unrolled, and it became tangled as soon as the lift was put back down. We won that game 20-15 on balls and it was NOT pretty seeing the robot I was driving being pushed around the field at 5ft/s because the banner was so slippery.

I suggest not doing it or fully testing any entanglement possibilities.