Chassis Clearance

[Ericgehrken]

If you want to be lifted make a handle or high side or two, other than that if you want to be purely offensive on the rack and nothing else then a low robot and the same goes if you are going to be the one doing the lifting. But also have a back up plan in case all of your alliance for one match is going to be purely offensive or defensive, lift or be lifted. Have someone on the alliance commit to offense or defense prior to the match so the other alliance doesn't have open scoring oppurtunities.

[Lil' Lavery]

A low side may actually be preferable for lifting (assuming the lift can still fit beneath it). The higher the side, the higher the lift has to travel (and the greater amount of its maximum range) before it contact and begins to lift the actual robot.
For example. If a lift is designed to go 5" high, but the bottom of the robot's frame is 3" high, the bottom of the robot's wheels will only be 2" high when the lift is fully raised.

[T3_1565]

yeah yeah that is true we thought about that. Let hope we get some but not too much clearance lol