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Re: Robot ideas

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Easily especially if you are going to the LSR.. all you do is launch a hook up into the rafters and winch yourself up

i was thinking of doing this, launching a BF magnet up into the rafters (assuming they are metal) and hoisting yourself and your other 2 teammates up into the air.

technically your not touching any feild eliments.

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Re: Robot ideas

im surprised there is no height limit this year. even if it was something outragous like 15-20', it would be worth it just to avoid loopholes like that. FIRST is usually smarter than this.....its almost like they want us to hook onto rafters....
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im surprised there is no height limit this year. even if it was something outragous like 15-20', it would be worth it just to avoid loopholes like that. FIRST is usually smarter than this.....its almost like they want us to hook onto rafters....
It's really a moot point. A team that was only good at scoring 90 points at the end of a match by rafter-ing would get demolished at the georgiadome.
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Re: Robot ideas

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Easily especially if you are going to the LSR.. all you do is launch a hook up into the rafters and winch yourself up
Alright guys, as a member of the LSR planning committee I have to jump in and say that this is not such a great idea. First of all this venue is owned by Harris County and they are not going to allow anything to be launched up into the rafters. Secondly the audio visual cables run up through the rafters as well as electrical and lighting so Seargent Productions will have a cow if you clip one of their wires with your projectile. Thirdly we have a fabulous little gal if I do say so myself who most people refer to as the safety nazi and since I am that fabulous little gal I can guarantee you that I will be watching and waiting for just such an occurence and so will Jim Westmoreland aka GOD of the Referees. So I definitely think you might want to reconsider this. Thank you and use your creative ideas to come up with something that will not be a safety hazard or damage the facillity.

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Re: Robot ideas

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It isn't in the rule book.... yet. I have a strong feeling it will be. You can gain a huge advantage by scoring an opponent's piece properly that could easily offset a mere 10 point penalty. I can't see FIRST penalizing you but still allowing you to benefit and win a match based on the penalized action when it's easy to nullify the benefit of that action.

... Needless to say, if they don't follow my suggested course of action, you will see 57 and a lot of other smart teams taking these penalties when it is beneficial to do so.
That was my idea too. If an opposing teams ringer was placed over one of their other ones it could break up a big row and cut the score in half!!

All I can say is that it would make for some crazy play in elim. matches.
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Re: Robot ideas

I Bet someone has asked this already and i missed it but would your team had to choose an alliance partner would you choose an alliance partner who has cabale of picking up an alliance partner, scoring on low and middle goals with defense capabilities or a robot who was pure offense who can score on all three levels?



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Re: Robot ideas

If you could get all 3 robots into the air, you really wouldnt need to score that much, i think 90 points is going to determine the match every game.
*If you could get all robots into the air at the same time, then you would have to win some sort of award.*
But i highly doubt its going to happen ever this year. Good Luck
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Re: Robot ideas

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*If you could get all robots into the air at the same time
amazingly, i wouldnt be suprised if a team somehow came up with a way to elevate themselves from the ground. FIRST Teams are really really creative these days. lol



on another note, the multiplied points you recieve from lifting other robots up does seem like a match decider in a varitey of situations. But then again, same as last year, you dont know if theres enough time to necessarily get to do that at the end of the match.
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Re: Robot ideas

What if you built your robot so that it could climb on top of a "box on wheels" robot? If you watch the video labled "2003 web video" on this page http://www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Highsc...ia_video.shtml you will see that this is possible. I don't know how practical it would be for this year's game, but it's definately something to think about.
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i think you might be onto something.
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wheels i would highly recommend wheels with the two in the middle powered and run a chain on to the front and front to the back
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Re: Robot ideas

They are not going to let you hang from the rafters. Plus people going to GLR would have to grab somethign thats above 100ft. high. Then once you get to Atlanta, you are out of luck.
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Re: Robot ideas

yes you can have an extendable ramp, the only width restriction applies to the starting dimensions. if you have an interior ramp that extends out then it is perfectly legal
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Re: Robot ideas

so has anybody figured out some good ideas for picking up the ringers?
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Re: Robot ideas

Staying off the ground without the help of your allies? Helicopter and flywheel to power it after the end of the match.
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