pic: Articulated 6WD prototype

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by joeweber

<r07> The BUMPERS must be located entirely within the BUMPER ZONE when the ROBOT is standing normally on a flat floor,

If you read the last four words in this part of the rule the measurment is when the robot is on a flat floor. This most likely will be done durring inspection on a flat floor. All the robots bumpers will change there hieght durring transition through the bump, thier is no way around it. It also say's you can not articulate the bumpers from the frame but it dose not say anything about articulating the drive wheels.

Team Update 3 supports this conclusion. Looks like you guys are all set!

[Valkyries_698]

We are using a similar idea, we are doing a modified version of the rocker-bogie system. It is similar to what the rovers on mars use. The max angle it can handle is 45degrees and the playing field happens to be a 45degree ramp.