Macanum ability to climb ramps

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Originally Posted by EricH

I can think of two mecanum drives that could do it. 1322 has been playing with one that is specifically designed to climb ramps for a couple of years now: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32185

2826 has a slightly different method that may be more practical: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/34306

These are both cool designs, and could be very useful this year. Unfortunately, it looks like the GDC doesn't want us to be that inventive:

<R11> The FRAME PERIMETER must be comprised of fixed, non-articulated structural elements of the ROBOT. The FRAME PERIMETER must remain a fixed, unchanging polygon throughout the MATCH.