The new 84 inches

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

Forklift + articulated grabber = easy solution to that problem, whether it be 60" or 84"...

We didn't think a forklift would be simple enough for our team to build given our constraints.

[rcmolloy]

A good team would have designed for the 60" and would have kept it.

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

We didn't think a forklift would be simple enough for our team to build given our constraints.

I read this several times, and do not understand what you mean. Are you saying that you think a forklift is too complicated?

They're easy, especially with 80/20 or Bosch-Rexroth parts.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

I read this several times, and do not understand what you mean. Are you saying that you think a forklift is too complicated?

Yes. No one on the team has experience with a forklift, especially the multiple stages the 9.5 foot top peg would require. Concerns about minimizing friction, cable rigging, etc. led us toward an arm design, especially with the change to an 84" rule.

They're easy, especially with 80/20 or Bosch-Rexroth parts.

Oh...

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

Assuming each robot is two feet long, you dont have to cover the areas at the end, so its actually 9/18, which if 50%.

If you have two properly made pong blockers on an alliance, thats 100%.

And we have this year's game breaker!

No, we have this year's worst-case scenario alliance!

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday

Assuming each robot is two feet long, you dont have to cover the areas at the end, so its actually 9/18, which if 50%.

If you have two properly made pong blockers on an alliance, thats 100%.

And we have this year's game breaker!

One counter strategy:

Opposing alliance deploys one of their bots (Defensebot) to play defense on your third robot, preventing your alliance from scoring anything during main phase of the game. Opposing alliance then has two bots to break through your defensive line. All the opposing alliance needs is one bot (Homebot) to break through the line, and stay there. The other bot (Runnerbot) runs tubes and drops then over your defensive line. Homebot uses home-zone advantage to score unimpeded. For end game, opposing alliance sends Runnerbot and Defensebot to deploy Minibots. Homebot stays in Homezone and doesn't move during end game to avoid hitting your defensive line, which may be on contact with the Towers.