Who is hanging and how?

[Nickel5]

Originally Posted by waialua359

Bruceb,
I agree on the hanging by yourself part.
Its only 2 points.
I suspect that the superior robot is one that can hang and "lift" or "carry" another robot for the 5 pointers.
The lack of rampbots discussed in CD is surprising to me for possible 4 pointers. If robots are being built to climb 45 degree angles, isnt it very possible to climb a 30 degree one?

Good luck achieving any rampbot. From the near part of the tower (from the driver's station) to the far part, the distance is less than the length of the robot. While the wheels won't be on the edge of the bot, it is still a very small room for the robot to fit on, and any error could be catostrophic. Plus, if one robot getting 2 points is questionable, then 2 robots getting 2 points should be out of the question. It is almost impossilbe for 2 robots to fit on the platform side by side, and in any eleimination round at least 1 of your alliance partners should be able to hang by themselves.

The only way I could see a ramp bot being worthwhile would be if the ramp bot could hang from the elevated bot, but this would most likely just result from the elevated bot being pulled down and landing on the rampbot.

My team is going with a telescoping rod with a grappling hook on the end. The hook detaches and the bot is winched up. Incase that somehow fails, we have a side hanger being made too as a back-up.