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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII
You might want to armor those cameras. There are going to be a lot of arm-flailing robots in this year’s game...
I would have to guess that this is an arm/elevator design where the manipulator is raised up and down by the actuators on the back. I'm guessing that the arm can lean forward to allow for a "parking space" on the back of the robot. I'm also willing to bet that the ramps were removed to make weight
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Close, but not right at all. The manipulator is raised by a mechanism that isn't visible. The arm doesn't lean... at least not in the sense that you think. And there were never ramps... we make weight by about 10 pounds.
Edit: Also, the armor for the cameras isn't installed in that picture, but will be present on the final bot.
To anyone who is discouraged about their team, don't let yourself get down. I've seen my team go from having a robot that barely moved (and I'm not kidding, we had keys falling out of gearboxes) to this year with a robot that is ACTUALLY GOING TO WORK. Don't lose hope, stick with FIRST! - ZipTie3182 [more] 
24-02-2007, 21:05
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