pic: MiniMe

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by Greg Marra

Hmm, how tall are the guard rails that border the field? I have a horrible picture in my mind of a robot escaping the playfield on one of these ramps...

I've had nightmares about that particular event. I seem to recall team 66 trying to escape the palying field in 2005 due to their camera locking onto a stray object. Now, there were no ramps then, and granted it was in autonomous mode, but it still seems possible.

[Ray Jenkins]

Originally Posted by dhoizner

Did you find that the diamond plate provided an adequate grip for robots to climb up? For some reason, in my mind diamond plate equals slippery, and im not sure if all robots will be able to climb that (Please correct me if I'm wrong).

Other than that, it looks great!

Team 449 Found Fiberglass reinforced resin Grid. Used as grating in corrosive chemical conditions. Has embedded grit on side and smooth on the other. 1%deflection with 3 foot span and 260Ib load. 2.2 Ibs /Sqft. Is there any reason to have the middle? 1’ of a ramp? To save weight is there a wheel configuration that would have a problem with a ramp made of 2 tracks say 12” wide?